Meaning of Angelina | Babel Free
ˌænd͡ʒəˈliːnəDefinitions
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, an Italian diminutive of Angela.
- A young, inexperienced hobo (of either gender).
- Ellipsis of Angelina County.
- A female denizen of Los Angeles. Alternative form of Angelena (“a female resident of Los Angeles”); feminine of Angelino (“a male resident of Los Angeles”); Synonym of Angelino/Angeleno (“a resident of Los Angeles of either gender”);
- Ellipsis of Asteroid Angelina, 64 Angelina.
Equivalents
Examples
“What happened to Angelina Resendiz is a mystery, but her mother wants to get to the bottom of it.”
“He had a plug of tobacco fixed firmly in his left cheek and talked around it in fluent hobo slang. "You Angelinas lookin' to catch a blind?" he said as Violet and Myrtle stood on the platform in Penn Station[…]”
“You'll like yourself better for it in the end, and when the next optimistic “Angelina” saunters in fresh from the rails looking for some work, he may benefit from your good conduct.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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