signorina
noun
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
signorinas
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pluralof signorina.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Of both bambinos and signorinas II Duce was judge.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ah," Stefano said, "someone must speak, someone must speak at times to little signorinas who give pain and trouble."
From A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream by Emma Marshall
The patrons of players and buffoons, signors and signorinas, are their friends.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
The signoras and signorinas fell upon them and gormandized; but the signors eyed them with reasonable suspicion.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
According to Sicilian customs, which are almost eastern in their guardianship of signorinas, it was an unheard-of thing for a young lady in her position to take a country walk without an escort.
From The Princess of the School by Frank Wiles
