Viva
['vaɪvə] or ['vivə]
Definition
interj. long live.—n. the exclamation Viva!
Checker: Wyatt
Examples
- I saw both of them shot and my father said, '_Viva la Republica_,' when they shot him standing against the wall of the slaughterhouse of our village. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- One would take a drink and then shout, '_Viva la Anarquia! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Greek education was almost purely _viva-voce_ education; it could reach therefore only to a limited aristocracy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The other shouted, '_Viva la Libertad! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- For my mother was not a Republican and she would not say, '_Viva la Republica_,' but only _Viva_ my father who lay there, on his face, by her feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Viva the sight drafts, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Viva la Pace! Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The examinations were for the most part mere _viva voce_ ceremonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typed by Gladys