Beatrice

[ bee-uh-tris, bee-tris bee-a-tris Italian be-ah-tree-che ]

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noun

(in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
a city in southeastern Nebraska.
a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”

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Beatrice Hasell-McCosh, director of awards, said: 'It is a brilliant win for an overseas competitor in this competition which upholds the ideal in British standard marmalade making.

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Sisters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were joined by their husbands, while the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived alongside their son, James.

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Princess Beatrice has described the premature birth of her daughter as "humbling".

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Two years ago, Beatrice Cieslik was diagnosed with CLN2 type Batten disease - a rare degenerative condition which causes seizures, blindness, dementia, and difficulty with mobility and speech.

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Britain’s Princess Beatrice has welcomed her second child.

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