English Explanatory Dictionary

Miranda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
  2. One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  4. A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
name
  1. A surname from the Romance languages.
  2. A surname from Spanish.
  3. A surname from Portuguese.
  4. A surname from Italian.
  5. A place name:
  6. One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Los Teques. Named after Francisco de Miranda.
  7. A town and municipality in Carabobo state, Venezuela.
  8. A municipality in Falcón state, Venezuela.
  9. A municipality in Mérida state, Venezuela.
noun
  1. A Miranda warning.
verb
  1. To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v. Arizona.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈɹændə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Miranda.wav

Word forms

Miranda Mirandas Mirandaing Mirandaed

Etymology

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

Derived words

Miranda de Ebro Mirandan Mirandian Miranda card Miranda right Miranda rule Miranda warning Mirandize
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