Belinda
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
Contemporary Examples
What Psychic Sylvia Brown Didn’t See Winston Ross May 9, 2013
Hardcore Mixed With Honey: ‘Bitter Rivals’ and the Evolution of Sleigh Bells Amy Zimmerman October 29, 2013
Biographer Recounts Romney’s Many Trips to Mormon Church to Discuss Social Issues Wayne Barrett May 10, 2012
Historical Examples
The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation Annie Fellows Johnston
An Australian Lassie Lilian Turner
Shandygaff Christopher Morley
The Magic World Edith Nesbit
Prairie Gold Various
Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) Various
The Sword of Damocles Anna Katharine Green
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- Belitoeng
Billiton. an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km). noun an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles) Also called Belitung
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- Belittlement
to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage. Contemporary Examples Why Hillary Lashed Out Tina Brown August 11, 2009 Historical Examples The Sword of Deborah F. Tennyson Jesse The Quirt B.M. Bower Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 Gustave Flaubert The Jacket (The Star-Rover) Jack London Too Old for Dolls […]
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Billiton. an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km). noun another name for Billiton noun an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles) Also called Belitung