ballerina (noun)

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• ballerina — ► NOUN ▪ a female ballet dancer. ORIGIN from Italian ballerino dancing master , from Latin ballare to dance …   English terms dictionary

• ballerina — noun Etymology: Italian, from ballare to dance, from Late Latin more at ball Date: 1815 a woman who is a ballet dancer ; danseuse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ballerina — noun /ˈbæl.ɜː(ɹ).in.ə(ɹ)/ a) A female ballet dancer. b) A male ballet dancer …   Wiktionary

• ballerina — noun a female ballet dancer. Origin C18: from Ital., feminine of ballerino dancing master …   English new terms dictionary

• ballerina — noun (C) a woman who dances in ballets …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ballerina — UK [ˌbæləˈriːnə] / US [ˌbæləˈrɪnə] noun [countable] Word forms ballerina : singular ballerina plural ballerinas a woman who performs in ballets, especially as her job …   English dictionary

• ballerina — bal|le|ri|na [ ,bælə rinə ] noun count a woman who performs in ballets, especially as her job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ballerina — [ˌbæləˈriːnə] noun [C] a woman who performs in ballets …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ballerina — /bæləˈrinə / (say baluh reenuh) noun (plural ballerinas) 1. the principal female dancer in a ballet company. 2. any female ballet dancer. {Italian} …  

• prima ballerina — ► NOUN ▪ the chief female dancer in a ballet or ballet company. ORIGIN Italian …   English terms dictionary

• prima ballerina — noun Etymology: Italian, leading ballerina Date: 1870 the principal female dancer in a ballet company …   New Collegiate Dictionary