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Definition of 'donna'English
Noun
( en-noun)
A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
* 1837 , Thomas Tod Stoddart, Angling reminiscences (page 65)
- What are the songs of Italy, sung as they are by the donnas of the scenic board, but a replication of squalls and quavers, infinitely more annoying than the gibberish of crones
* 2005 , Burton D. Fisher, Mozart's Don Giovanni , page 22
- In Don Giovanni's three female characters, the diverse spectrum of womanhood is rendered complete: the great opera seria character of the avenging Donna' Anna, the sentimental and spurned ' Donna Elvira, and the crafty but sympathetic peasant girl Zerlina.
Synonyms
* (lady) lady, madam, mistress, noblewoman
Coordinate terms
* (lady) don
Similar to 'donna'duenna, doona, duma, dhamma, dama, dana, dinna, dyna, dhyana, damma, dhimma, daana
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