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tamara

[ tuh-mahr-uh ]

/ təˈmɑr ə /

noun Italian Cookery.

a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.

Origin of tamara

origin uncertain

Words nearby tamara

tamagotchi, tamale, taman, tamandua, tamar, tamara, tamarac, tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari

Definition for tamara (2 of 2)

Tamara

[ tam-er-uh, tuh-mar-uh, -mahr-uh ]

/ ˈtæm ər ə, təˈmær ə, -ˈmɑr ə /

noun

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for tamara

Tamara Loertscher went to the Eau Claire Mayo Clinic in early August when she thought she was pregnant.

States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences |Emily Shire |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Another was the British socialite and photographer Tamara Beckwith, who now resides in New York.

Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years |Tom Teodorczuk |September 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jenna and Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) her best friend, speak almost exclusively in inside jokes and ever-evolving slang.

In Praise of ‘Awkward’: OMFG MTV, Like, Really Gets High School |Amy Zimmerman |June 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Parents include Tamara Mellon, Roman Abromavich and Lady Helen Windsor.

Where Will Kate Middleton and Prince William Send Their Kid to School? |Tom Sykes |December 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Chambers will be pitted against Tamara Brady, a veteran public defender.

Colorado Shooter: Insane or Just Plain Evil? |Eliza Shapiro, Christine Pelisek |July 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Presently a thrush began to sing hard by, and with a little stretch and a sleepy sigh Tamara opened her big blue eyes.

Cornwall's Wonderland |Mabel Quiller-Couch
Tamara bent upon her a look full of resentment as well as of devout reproach, and betook herself upstairs.

The Imported Bridegroom |Abraham Cahan
It is not a road, but unbroken poetry, a wonderful, fantastic story written by the Demon in love with Tamara.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
Beyond the power of appointing Valluvans and other office-bearers, the authority of the Tamara extends but little.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
Tamara, you are a married woman, Hannah insisted, looking hard at her daughter.

The White Terror and The Red |Abraham Cahan