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teresa

/tɝˈisʌ/noun3 syllables

Teresa means: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).

Synonyms for teresa4

noun, as in Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

What does teresa mean?1

noun

1

Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Teresa in a sentence

  • Teresa, there are years when the apple trees don't have any apples.rul
  • Teresa doesn't get the bus to sixth-form college any more.sundown
  • Teresa has got used to the noise of living in a city-centre flat.sundown
  • Teresa doesn't take the bus to her high school anymore.DJ_Saidez
  • After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.hecko
  • Not everything can be the way we want, Teresa.CN
  • Mother Teresa began her work by looking around to see what was needed.CK
  • People were against Mother Teresa at first, but she never gave up.unknown

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Forms of teresa

as a noun

plural
teresas