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Isabella

American  
[iz-uh-bel-uh] / ˌɪz əˈbɛl ə /

noun

  1. (Isabella, or the Pot of Basil ),a narrative poem (1820) by John Keats.


Isabella 1 British  
/ ˌɪzəˈbɛlə, ˈɪzəˌbɛl /

noun

    1. a greyish-yellow colour

    2. Also: Isabelline.  ( as adjective )

      an Isabella mohair coat

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Isabella 2 British  
/ ˌɪzəˈbɛlə /

noun

  1. original name Elizabeth Farnese. 1692–1766, second wife (1714–46) of Philip V of Spain and mother of Charles III of Spain

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Etymology

Origin of Isabella

C17: from the name Isabella ; original reference uncertain

Example Sentences

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"When I saw they were casting a whole family of East Asians it was like, 'that's crazy'," says Isabella Wei, who plays Posy Li.

From BBC

So, the market is looking for a positive result at Isabella.

From The Wall Street Journal

Timothy Pung purchased a home in Isabella County, Mich., in 1991 that was eligible for a property tax credit that exempts owners from local tax on their primary residence.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

From Salon

Cathy sustains a similar injury in the film, but this time, she’s an adult woman, who falls from the Thrushcross Grange garden wall after attempting to spy on its grown residents Edgar and Isabella.

From Los Angeles Times