Miranda

American

[mi-ran-duh, mee-rahn-dah] / mɪˈræn də, miˈrɑn dɑ /

noun

Francisco de 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Uranus.
the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
a given name: from a Latin word meaning “to be admired.”

adjective

Law. of, relating to, or being upheld by the Supreme Court ruling (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966) requiring law-enforcement officers to warn a person who has been taken into custody of their rights to remain silent and to have legal counsel.

He was read his Miranda rights, placed under arrest, and transported to the jail.
Service officers must read the Miranda warning to an arrested person before asking them any investigative questions.

Miranda ¹ British

/ mɪˈrændə /

noun

one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus

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Miranda ² British

/ miˈranda /

noun

Francisco de (franˈsisko de). 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionary, who planned to liberate South and Central America from Spain. A leader (1811–12) of the Venezuelan uprising, he surrendered to Spain and died in prison

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Example Sentences

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Two-year-old Marigold is an Irish Setter who lives in Blean, near Canterbury, with Miranda Pellecchia and her family.

From BBC

Miranda, 42, said she could not believe her eyes when "pup after pup kept appearing", adding: "We thought it would never stop."

From BBC

However, Miranda added that the doting mother had "recovered well from her ordeal".

From BBC

But Miranda said that, with three children of her own, it was unlikely life would get too quiet once the dogs were gone.

From BBC

“The vaquero had to reinvent techniques and strategies in a completely new context,” said Héctor Medina Miranda, a Mexican anthropologist and author.

From Los Angeles Times

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