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MATA HARI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
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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)