monica

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Definition of monica in English English dictionary

A female given name

given name, female

{i} female first name

Related Terms

Monica Lewinsky

{i} (born 1973) young woman who worked as an intern at the White House in Washington D.C. and was involved in a secret affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton (the affair was exposed by Linda Tripp who recorded their conversations)

Monica Seles

born Dec. 2, 1973, Novi Sad, Yugos. Yugoslav-U.S. tennis player. She went to the U.S. to train in 1985. She developed quickly and became one of the dominant women stars of the 1990s, achieving multiple wins in all grand-slam tournaments (French Open, 1990-92; Australian Open, 1991-93, 1996; U.S. Open, 1991-92) except Wimbledon, which she lost in 1991 and 1992 to her rival Steffi Graf. In 1993 she stopped competing temporarily after being stabbed by a Graf fan on a court in Hamburg, Ger

Santa Monica

a city close to Los Angeles in southwest California in the US. It has a beautiful beach that people like to visit, and has many art galleries and artists' studios

Santa Monica

{i} city in California (USA)

Hyphenation

Mon·i·ca

Turkish pronunciation

mänîkı

Pronunciation

/ˈmänəkə/ /ˈmɑːnɪkə/

Etymology

() Name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain origin and meaning; suggestions include Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, “alone”) and Latin monere (“to advise”), but likely of Punic origin.