dahlia

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see also: Dahlia

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɑːlɪə/, /ˈdeɪlɪə/

Noun

dahlia (plural dahlias)

1. Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

Translations

• French: dahlia
• German: Dahlie
• Italian: dalia
• Portuguese: dália
• Russian: георги́н
• Spanish: dalia

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Dahlia

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.
   • 2006 Alice Munro, The View from Castle Rock, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 0701179899, page 175:

     The girls' names were April, Corinne, Gloria, Susannah, and Dahlia. I thought these names fanciful and lovely and would have liked the daughters' looks to match them, as if they were the beautiful children of an ogre in a fairy tale.

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