Doña

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('nyä) pronunciation
n.
Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area.

[Spanish, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord. See don1.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman.

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noun
/'dəυnə/ Also donah /'dəυnə/
Also donah
noun, Brit

A woman; a man's sweetheart. (1873 —) .

[From Spanish doña or Portuguese dona woman.]


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  • Titles of Rank - Doña: Spanish title equivalent to Madam or Lady, prefixed to woman’s given name


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