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单词 first lady
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first lady

[ furst-leee-dee ]
/ ˈfɜrst ˈlei di /
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noun, plural first la·dies.

(often initial capital letters) the wife of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
(often initial capital letters) the wife of the head of any country: the First Lady of Brazil.
the foremost woman in any art, profession, or the like: first lady of the American theater.

Origin of first lady

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby first lady

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Example sentences from the Web for first lady

  • Plenty of POTUS and first-lady aspirants failed to bounce back lickety-split.

    Give Ann Romney a Break|Michelle Cottle|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • It has already given at least one Republican first-lady hopeful some big public-relations troubles.

    The Tricky Traveling Wardrobe|Robin Givhan|July 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for first lady

first lady

noun (often capitals)

(in the US) the wife or official hostess of a chief executive, esp of a state governor or a president
a woman considered to be at the top of her profession or artthe first lady of jazz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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