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  • "kyria" not to mean "lady," but to be her proper name; and that she had

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • He stopped calling his wife kukla, which meant “doll,” and began calling her kyria, which meant “Madame.”

    Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffery 2002

  • She said in slow, strongly accented English, 'Who are you, kyria, and what are you doing here?'

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • The roads, the kyria must under stand, were not good.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • 'When the kyria wishes to leave Myros, she must return here.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • 'Sit there, kyria, and I will bring you breakfast.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • 'Life has taught me that most things are for sale, kyria-if the price is right.'

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • Naturally, I hope you will still be here when I return, but the choice is yours, kyria. '

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • 'When you look at me like that, kyria, I have no will at all.'

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • 'When the kyria wishes to leave Myros, she must return here.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

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