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The principal female singer or the leading lady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: opera
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Antonyms: none provided
A person who considers themselves much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when their demands are not met.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
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Synonyms: diva
Antonyms: none provided
a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opera star, operatic star
a vain and temperamental person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
From Italian prima donna (“first lady”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
布馬多娜 /布马多娜
(bùmǎduōnà)
— opera singer
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Czech:
primadona
— opera singer
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French:
prima donna
— opera singer
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Galician:
prima donna
— opera singer
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German:
Primadonna
— opera singer
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Icelandic:
prímadonna
— opera singer
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Irish:
príomhamhránaí mná
— opera singer
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Irish:
primadonna
— opera singer
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Italian:
prima donna
— opera singer
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Japanese:
プリマドンナ
(purimadonna)
— opera singer
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Polish:
primadonna
— opera singer
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Portuguese:
prima-dona
— opera singer
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Russian:
примадо́нна
(primadónna)
— opera singer
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Slovak:
primadona
— opera singer
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Spanish:
prima donna
— opera singer
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Swedish:
primadonna
— opera singer
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Tagalog:
primadona
— opera singer
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Turkish:
primadonna
— opera singer
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Chinese Mandarin:
布馬多娜 /布马多娜
(bùmǎduōnà)
— person who considers themselves important
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Czech:
primadona
— person who considers themselves important
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French:
prima donna
— person who considers themselves important
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German:
Primadonna
— person who considers themselves important
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Icelandic:
prímadonna
— person who considers themselves important
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Italian:
primadonna
— person who considers themselves important
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Japanese:
プリマドンナ
(purimadonna)
— person who considers themselves important
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Portuguese:
diva
— person who considers themselves important
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Russian:
примадо́нна
(primadónna)
— person who considers themselves important
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Slovak:
primadona
— person who considers themselves important
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Spanish:
divo
— person who considers themselves important
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Swedish:
primadonna
— person who considers themselves important
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Swedish:
diva
— person who considers themselves important