Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a remarkable genus of old-world passerine birds of uncertain position, type of the subfamily Ireninæ; the so-called fairy bluebirds.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Irenidae — the fairy-bluebirds.
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- noun type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
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Examples
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Sure, Irena is not the most egregarious example of this, but she certainly is one.
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But now the person she was portraying, in a play called Irena's Vow, was the little-known Irene Gut Opdyke, a blonde blue-eyed Polish Catholic "righteous gentile" memorialized at Vad Yashem (right next to Oskar Schindler) for having as a young woman saved the lives of a dozen Jews she'd hidden in a cellar in the Nazi-occupied Ukraine, under the nose of the German officer for whom she was laboring as housekeeper.
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Domini heard the name "Irena," and guessed that Batouch was asking the Kabyle to send for her and make her dance.
The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK -
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June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK -
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June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK -
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STAGE REVIEW: 'Irena's Vow' honors one woman's bravery
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June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK -
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It will open Oct. June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK -
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Martin A. Grove wrote, "There's already talk that 'Irena' will be a contender for Best Play when this year's Tony nominations are announced in May."
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