MATA HARI

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)

Synonyms:

Margarete Gertrud Zelle; Mata Hari

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

spy; undercover agent ((military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors)

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