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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

donna

/ˈdɑ.nə/

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What does donna mean?

noun

  1. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Italian.
  2. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A surname from Italian.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdɑ.nə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈdänːə/
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The first words of the commissary of police, on entering the managers' office, were to ask after the missing prima donna.
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
While there, the prima donna heard, for the first time in her life, wild mocking birds singing in the trees, and great was her delight thereat.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
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I am now a captain on half-pay in the service of Donna Isabel; as for my business here, it is to speak with you.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
He had finally run off with a prima donna assoluta, who, it was to be hoped, had given him a taste of the quality implied in her title.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
Later he met a prima donna, fell in love with and married her, forsook telephony for ballooning, and lost his life in attempting to fly across the English Channel.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819