donna
(noun) an Italian woman of rank
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Donna
A female given name from Italian.
• Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1940s and the 1950s, and in the U.K. in the 1970s and the 1980s.
• Danno, Nando, nonad, nonda
donna (plural donnas)
A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
Synonyms: lady, madam, mistress, noblewoman
Coordinate term: don
• Danno, Nando, nonad, nonda
Source: Wiktionary
Don"na, n. Etym: [It. donna, L. domina. See Don, Dame.]
Definition: A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
