infanta
Americannoun
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a daughter of a king of Spain or (formerly) Portugal
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(formerly) the wife of an infante
Etymology
Origin of infanta
1595–1605; < Spanish or Portuguese; feminine of infante
Example Sentences
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That occurred with 16-year-old Princess Infanta Sofía and Queen Letizia of Spain standing nearby.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Queen Letizia of Spain made the trip to attend the final along with her younger daughter Infanta Sofia.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Spain's Queen Letizia will fly to Australia to attend the final with her 16-year-old daughter Infanta Sofia - but no British royals will be present.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
A further oddity is that the figures in the paintings — Manet’s “Olympia” and her cat; Velázquez’s Infanta; Warhol’s “Double Elvis” — are rendered in similarly distorted fashion.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2019
On those first celluloid Christmases I look as overdressed as the Infanta.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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