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• dona
  dona

  noun

  Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
• doña
  doña

  noun

  Madam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.
• Doña
  Doña

  noun

  a Spanish title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect
• Dona
  Dona

  noun

  a Portuguese title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

dona

¹ American  

[daw-nah] / ˈdɔ nɑ /

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.

2. (in Portuguese-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

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doña ² American  

[daw-nyah] / ˈdɔ nyɑ /

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.

2. (in Spanish-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

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Doña ¹ British  

/ ˈdɒnjə, ˈdoɲa /

noun

1. a Spanish title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

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Dona ² British  

/ ˈdõːnə /

noun

1. a Portuguese title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

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Etymology

Origin of dona¹

1615–25; < Portuguese < Latin domina, feminine of dominus

Origin of doña²

1615–25; < Spanish < Latin domina, feminine of dominus

Example Sentences

Operación Sonrisa también dona equipos médicos, suministros y provee un año de tratamiento médico a través de centros en todo el mundo.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2015

Sin dona is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Circa annum 1170 Gruffydd Ap Conan Cambriæ princeps legem Bardis praescripsit, in qua cautum erat ut nullam praeter suam exercerent artem, in qua et dona et pœnas constituit. 

From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evans, Evan

And hark! again the monks and choristers Sing, pacing round the grave-stone, "Requiem Eternam dona iis."

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George

Si vostre feffor ne fuit unques seisi de luy, coment qil vous dona le manoire, jeo di que ce de que il navoit pas le possession ne puit pas vestir in vous.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul