Synonyms

prima ballerina

American

[pree-muh] / ˈpri mə /

noun

the principal ballerina in a ballet company.

prima ballerina British

/ ˈpriːmə /

noun

a leading female ballet dancer

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prima ballerina Cultural

The leading ballerina in a dance company.

Etymology

Origin of prima ballerina

1895–1900; < Italian: literally, first ballerina

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prima ballerina

Morishita, who will turn 78 in December, is the prima ballerina in Japan’s storied Matsuyama Ballet Company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

His eldest sister Moneesha was a concert pianist; his sister Pamela a prima ballerina; and the youngest, Bunny, a regular voice on All India Radio.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Any joy she had once taken in dancing had left her, as had her grandiose dreams of being, at twelve years old, the youngest prima ballerina in the history of ballet.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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