Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name . A commonIndian name which meansbeloved . It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those ofgods to imply "beloved of ________". - proper noun A
surname .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The good news of the evening - Priya is going to have a play performed at KLPac soon!
Meet Up and Scribble Night Sharon Bakar 2006
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Echo (Eliza Dushku), Boyd (Harry Lennix) and Topher (Fran Kranz) bring Sierra (Dichen Lachman) — real name Priya Tsetsang — into their secret, hoping that her romantic connection to Victor will help bring him back into the fold.
‘Dollhouse’ Episode 2.09 & 2.10 Recaps: ‘Stop-Loss’ & ‘The Attic’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Three brothers of a seven-year-old victim, identified as Priya, led military to a shoal grave, The Star journal pronounced upon Thursday.
Malaysian Indian father Held After Daughter's Body Exhumed 2009
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While the accused has been identified as Renu Jatashankar Shukla alias Priya (23), her associates are Md Anis Shaikh (21) and Altaf Hussain Shaikh (21).
The Times of India 2008
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{FN12-9} Lahiri Mahasaya actually said "Priya" (first or given name), not "Yukteswar" (monastic name, not received by my guru during Lahiri Mahasaya's lifetime).
Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922
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‘Our investigations found which a girl, identified as Priya, could have been knocked about to genocide with a hang in Mar 2006.
Malaysian Indian father Held After Daughter's Body Exhumed 2009
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"The bigger question is, does the downgrade reduce the safe-haven or the reserve-asset quality of Treasurys?" said Priya Misra , head of U.S. rates strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Foreign Selling Raises Safe-Haven Concerns Matt Phillips 2011
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First we had "turban cowboy" Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev.
Sandip Roy: Don't Cry for Them, Rajasthan: Katy Perry and Russell Brand Never Really Loved You Sandip Roy 2012
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First we had "turban cowboy" Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev.
Sandip Roy: Don't Cry for Them, Rajasthan: Katy Perry and Russell Brand Never Really Loved You Sandip Roy 2012
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Priya Ramani at LiveMint explains why she didn't vote.
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