Mata Hari
[ mah-tuh hahr-ee, mat-uh har-ee ]
/ ˈmɑ tə ˈhɑr i, ˈmæt ə ˈhær i /
noun
Gertrud Margarete Zelle,1876–1917,
Dutch dancer in France: executed as a spy by the French.
Example sentences from the Web for mata hari
Matari, or Mata-hari (the eye of day), the Sun, a poetical title of honor to a pirate-chief.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido |Henry KeppelMata-hari, the sun (Malay), is thus the 12 eye of Hari, and is a compound formed of the native word mata and the Sanskrit hari.
A Manual of the Malay language |William Edward Maxwell
British Dictionary definitions for mata hari
Mata Hari
/ (ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːrɪ) /
noun
real name Gertrud Margarete Zelle. 1876–1917, Dutch dancer in France, who was executed as a German spy in World War I
Cultural definitions for mata hari
Mata Hari
[ (mah-tuh hahr-ee, mat-uh har-ee) ]
A Dutch spy who worked for both the French and the Germans during World War I. The French executed her in 1917.
notes for Mata Hari
A “Mata Hari” is a seductive, double-dealing woman.