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Antoinette

American  
[an-twuh-net, -tuh-, ahn-twa-net] / ˌæn twəˈnɛt, -tə-, ɑ̃ twaˈnɛt /

noun

  1. Marie 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.

  2. a first name: derived from Antoine.


Antoinette British  
/ ɑ̃twanɛt /

noun

  1. See Marie Antoinette

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Camp vulnerability and country vibes mingle in a mashup of queer exuberance and Marie Antoinette libertinism: between songs, Roan waves a pink feather fan.

From Salon

Today’s crowd wants to smash Marie Antoinette’s cake and eat it, too.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even in a bitterly cold winter primary, there is a lot of energy on the ground” behind Mejia, said Antoinette Miles, the party’s current state director.

From Salon

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Marie Antoinette Style” shows Marie Antoinette as a queen for all seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “age of chivalry is gone,” Edmund Burke lamented after the guillotining of Marie Antoinette of France on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal