donna

Don·na

D0338200 (dŏn′ə, dōn′nä)n. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in an Italian-speaking area.

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[Italian, from Latin domina; see Doña.]

Donna

(ˈdɒnə; Italian ˈdɔnna) nan Italian title of address equivalent to Madam, indicating respect[C17: from Italian, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus lord, master]

don•na

(ˈdɔn nɑ)

n., pl. -nas. 1. (cap.) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman. 2. an Italian lady. [1660–70; < Italian < Latin domina, feminine of dominus]

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donna - an Italian woman of rank Italian - the Romance language spoken in Italyadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"