MATA HARI

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• MATA HARI (noun)
  The noun MATA HARI has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MATA HARI used as a noun is very rare.

• MATA HARI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Margarete Gertrud Zelle; Mata Hari

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)