Josephine
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/
Proper noun
  1. A female given name
    • 1868 Louisa May Alcott: Little Women. Chapter 3:
      "I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”
    • 1998 Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, ISBN 0702229849, page 86:
      I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph.
Translations Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/
Adjective

Josephine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 266:
      In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.



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