Anastasia

[ an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh; Russian uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh ]

noun

1. Ni·ko·la·iev·na Ro·ma·nov [nyi-kuh-, lah, -yiv-n, uh, , r, uh-, mah, -n, uh, f], Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.
2. a first name.

Anastasia

/ ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə; -ˈsteɪ- /

noun

1. Anastasia, Grand Duchess1901?1918FRussianPOLITICS: royal family member Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her

Example Sentences

Anastasia Sergeyevna Bizyaeva, an engineer at Cornell University, says the trend reminded her of the dynamics she studies, called behavioral cascades, where a system that has reached a certain threshold can suddenly shift.

From Science Magazine

One young IT worker, Anastasia - originally from Kazan in Russia - said she left in March 2022 because she could not stay in a country waging a war that she opposed.

From BBC

British number one Katie Boulter powered through to the Hong Kong Open semi-finals with a 6-4 6-0 win over Anastasia Zakharova.

From BBC

She will face either Varvara Gracheva or Anastasia Zakharova on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.

From BBC

The rise of meme costumes can also be seen as a desire for relevance, says Anastasia Denisova, author of “Internet Memes and Society” and senior lecturer at the University of Westminster, giving “a sense of camaraderie and exclusivity” to those who unite around them.

From Los Angeles Times