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joan
/d͡ʒoʊn/
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What does joan mean?
verb
- Alternative spelling of jone.
proper noun
- A female given name from French, a feminine form of John.
- A male given name from Catalan, a form of John.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (archaic, obsolete) A placeholder or conventional name for any woman, particularly a younger lower-class woman.
- (archaic, obsolete) A kind of close-fitting cap for women popular in the mid-18th century.
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IPA pronunciation
/d͡ʒoʊn/
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From the beginning of the interview Joan had disclosed her embarrassment by keeping her hand to the side of her cheek.
“That is the only thing on her desk,” said Joan, and confronted him steadily with the same smile of evil favour.
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So, they easily believed that Joan saw strange sights, and they whispered among themselves that angels and spirits talked to her.
The Dauphin, with one Joan la Pucelle join’d, A holy prophetess new risen up, Is come with a great power to raise the siege.
Also two great disasters: he lost France to Joan of Arc and he lost the throne and ended the dynasty which Henry IV.