1. (Abbr. Srta.)
   1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or unmarried woman in a Spanish-speaking area.
   2. Used as a form of address for a girl or young woman in a Spanish-speaking area.
2. A Spanish or Spanish-speaking unmarried woman or girl.

[Spanish, diminutive of señora, señora. See señora.]

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