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Jacobina

American  
[jey-kuh-bee-nuh] / ˌdʒeɪ kəˈbi nə /
Also Jacobine

noun

  1. a female given name.


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These collaborators included biochemist Margareth Capurro and colleagues at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil, who had an agreement with Oxitec to monitor the effects of the Jacobina release.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 1, 2019

The novel DNA that did show up in the Jacobina population was from the Oxitec mosquitoes’ genetic “background”—a cross between strains from Cuba and Mexico.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 17, 2019

Alone in a desolate plantation house, Jacobina, a sub-lieutenant in the National Guard, finds his reflection growing dimmer and less distinct.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013

Jacobina, 13, plays the harp and studies at a private school in Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Salita at buhay nang marilang na pastora na si Jacobina tubo sa Villa Moncada Naguing asáua nang Policarpio de Villar sa cabarian nang Dalmacia nagga roon nang isang supligna anac ang pangaia i si Villardo.”

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.