Noun
Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)
Source: WordNetBefore the war, Zelle had performed as Mata Hari several times before the Crown Prince Wilhelm, the eldest son of the Kaiser Wilhelm II and nominally a senior German general on the Western Front. Source: Internet
French intelligence agents intercepted the messages and, from the information it contained, identified H-21 as Mata Hari. Source: Internet
In 1897, she revealed her artistic name of Mata Hari, Malay ( Indonesian as a standardized register did not exist in 1897) for "sun" (literally, "eye of the day"), in correspondence to her relatives in the Netherlands. Source: Internet
In theatre the monologue Mata Hari: A Dawn's Sentence by Jorge Arroyo has been staged in Costa Rica (1987) and Brazil (2002-2003). Source: Internet
It is contended by some historians that Mata Hari may have merely accepted money from the Germans without actually carrying out any spy duties. Source: Internet
Mata Hari brought a carefree provocative style to the stage in her act, which garnered wide acclaim. Source: Internet