"Katrina" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈtɹiːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Katrina.wav [London]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Katrina
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. A variant of Catherine. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Katrina-en-name-wMgTkaWG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 22 11
  2. The 11th hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which caused catastrophic damage to Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Alabama.
    Sense id: en-Katrina-en-name-aHDB34aR
  3. (US, metonymically) A large-scale disaster, especially one with negative political consequences. Tags: US, metonymically
    Sense id: en-Katrina-en-name-ZkAxYdgv Categories (other): American English, English metonyms

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