Diana

American  

[dahy-an-uh] / daɪˈæn ə /

noun

1. Princess of WalesLady Diana Spencer, 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.

2. an ancient Roman deity, virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting, and protector of women, identified by the Romans with the Greek Artemis.

3. the moon personified as a goddess.

4. Also Diane a female given name.

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Diana British  

/ daɪˈænə /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Artemis.  the virginal Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon

2. title Diana, Princess of Wales, original name Lady Diana Frances Spencer . 1961–97, she married Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1981; they were divorced in 1996: died in a car crash

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Diana Cultural  

1. The Roman name of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and the moon.

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Example Sentences

Their teenage daughter Diana sat silently next to them, with her cat Mika on her lap.

From BBC

The difference between what Charles and Diana — or Diana, specifically — meant to the world and the legacy that JFK Jr. left behind is vaster than the span of ocean between Britain and New York.

From Salon

“There’s no other really big upside,” said Diana Thiara, medical director of the University of California, San Francisco, Weight Management program.

From MarketWatch

“There’s no other really big upside,” said Diana Thiara, medical director of the University of California, San Francisco, Weight Management program.

From MarketWatch

Diana, a Colombian woman, is detained with her 10-year-old daughter who suffers from Hirschsprung's disease, which causes blocked bowels and can require a special diet.

From Barron's