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amelia

/əˈmiljə/

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What does amelia mean?

noun

  1. The congenital absence of one or more limbs.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. The alternative name for Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia, US.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈmiljə/

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“I rather like them myself,” said I, and, rising, I bowed to the portrait of Countess Amelia.
Anthony HopeThe prisoner of ZendaProject Gutenberg ebook #95
Miss Amelia stumbled up from her knees with a heavy sigh, and Lottie's fat little legs kicked as hard as ever.
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146
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“Here are not women enough. Amelia and Agatha may do for Maria and me, but here is nothing for your sister, Mr. Crawford.”
Jane AustenMansfield ParkProject Gutenberg ebook #141
There is one on Amelia Island which is a quarter of a mile long with a medium depth of three feet and a breadth of nearly five.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
About one fourth of the oval remains, by means of which our distinguished Egyptologist, Miss Amelia B. Edwards, L.L.D., has been able to complete the name and identify the throne.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902