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liza

1 American  
[lahy-zuh] / ˈlaɪ zə /

noun

  1. a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.


Liza 2 American  
[lahy-zuh] / ˈlaɪ zə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.


Etymology

Origin of liza

1830–40, < Spanish

Example Sentences

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Liza Colledge is a support worker at Her Safe Network, which supports victims of domestic abuse.

From BBC

Her daughter, Liza Pauley, recalled Rosalba as a skilled cook whose birria and pozole were the envy of her childhood friends.

From Los Angeles Times

ElevenLabs recently launched a marketplace that allows brands to license the voices of legendary figures, like Caine or Liza Minnelli, and in August rolled out an AI music generator.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exhibition, which closes March 8, will feature some of what Arens calls his “greatest hits,” including an ebullient Liza Minnelli portrait, and other significant prints such as a black-light poster design of Dolly Parton, and a Van Halen print representing Eddie Van Halen’s famed red-, black- and white-splattered “Frankenstein” guitar design on a notebook.

From Los Angeles Times

Liza Prideaux agrees understated decorations are overrated and has embraced "nostalgic, vintage" decor at Christmas for the last two years.

From BBC