"Alexandrina" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, feminine of Alexandrīnus. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ina. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|Alexandrīna}} Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, {{surf|en|Alexandra|-ina}} By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ina Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alexandrina
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Translations (female given name): Alexandrine [feminine] (French), Aleksandrīna [feminine] (Latvian), Александри́на (Aleksandrína) [animate, feminine] (Russian), Alejandrina [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Alexandrina-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English female given names, English given names Disambiguation of 'female given name': 99 1
  2. A local government area in the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region of South Australia; in full, Alexandrina Council. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Australia
    Sense id: en-Alexandrina-en-name-7XnE5uFQ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Local government areas of South Australia, Australia, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ina, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ina: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 39 14 14 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 35 19 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87
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