donna

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an Italian title meaning lady, especially one applied to a woman of rank

   The household addressed the countess as donna throughout the visit.

2. 2
   noun

   in prima donna, the leading female singer in an opera company

   The young soprano soon became the company's prima donna.

Borrowed from Italian donna, 'woman, lady,' from Latin domina, 'mistress or lady of a household.' English preserves it chiefly in Italian titles and in the operatic expression prima donna.

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