| Share
 

Dictionary


Te•re•sa



Pronunciation: (tu-rē'su, -zu, -rā'-; for 2 also Sp. te-re'sä), [key]
—n.
1. Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu), 1910-1997, Albanian nun: Nobel peace prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
2. Saint. See Theresa, Saint.
3. a female given name, form of Theresa.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

terephthalic acidTereshkova
See also:

 

Related Content