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ballerina
[ bal-uh-ree-nuh ]
/ ˌbæl əˈri nə /
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noun
a principal female dancer in a ballet company.Compare prima ballerina.
any female ballet dancer.
a woman's very low-heeled or heelless shoe or slipper, made to resemble a ballet slipper.
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ball club, ball cock, ball control, balled-and-burlapped, baller, ballerina, Ballesteros, ballet, ballet blanc, ballet flat, ballet master
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British Dictionary definitions for ballerina
ballerina
/ (ˌbæləˈriːnə) /
noun
a female ballet dancer
US the principal female dancer of a ballet company
Word Origin for ballerina
C18: from Italian, feminine of ballerino dancing master, from ballare to dance, from Late Latin ballāre : see ball ²
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Cultural definitions for ballerina
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