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dona

/daw-nah/US // ˈdɔ nɑ //UK // (Portuguese ˈdõːnə) //

唐娜,唐纳,唐拉,唐氏

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
    • : a lady or gentlewoman.

Examples

  • Dona Keefe, the mom from Indianapolis, is all-too-familiar with this during-school, after-dinner, full-time gangster business.

  • In this action Dona Maria de Jesus distinguished herself; for the spirit of patriotism had not confined itself to the men.

  • The daughter of the house, Dona Carlota, is distinguished here by talent and cultivation beyond her fellows.

  • Dona Maria stole from home to the house of her own sister, who was married, and lived at a little distance.

  • Dona Maria told me several particulars concerning the country, and more concerning her own adventures.

  • So Virgil, "Solemnes tum forte dapes et tristia dona ante urbem in luco," &c.