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mata matas
plural form of mata mata
Ailill mac Máta
In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: the legendary king of Connacht and husband of Medb
matamata
A species of side-necked turtle, Chelus fimbriatus, whose shell resembles a dead leaf
Mata
{i} town in Cuba; family name; (in South Asia) mother (used as a respectful form of address for an elderly woman)
Mata Hari
Mata Hari. a Dutch dancer and member of the German secret service in Paris during World War I, who obtained military secrets from Allied army officers of high rank. She was tried in court and shot by the French. Her name is sometimes used to represent an attractive woman that men want to please (1876-1917). orig. Margaretha Geertruida Zelle born Aug. 7, 1876, Leeuwarden, Neth. died Oct. 15, 1917, Vincennes, near Paris, France Dutch courtesan and alleged spy in World War I. In 1895 she married Campbell MacLeod, a Scottish officer, and lived in Java and Sumatra (1897-1902), after which they returned to Europe and separated. In 1905 she began to dance in Paris, calling herself Mata Hari (a Malay expression for the sun). Beautiful and exotic and willing to dance virtually nude, she soon had numerous lovers, including military officers. Details of her spying activities are unclear, but she apparently spied for Germany from 1916. She was arrested by the French in 1917, tried by a military court, and shot by firing squad
mata
mother, a compound often used in the names of female goddesses
mata
Inside of the thigh
mata
eye, people, clan, ancestor
mata
"area" eg sanga mata sagu-"one 'area' of sago (trees)", ie a collectivity of sago trees in close proximity
mata hari
Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)
matamata
A kind of side-necked turtle, Chelus fimbriatus, whose shell resembles a dead leaf
matamata
The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American rivers
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