FONTEYN

Meaning of FONTEYN in English

Pronunciation: fän- ' t ā n, ' fän- ˌ

Function: biographical name

Dame Margot 1919-1991 orig. Margot Hook · ham \ ' hu ̇ -k ə m \ Eng. ballerina

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FONTEYN — biographical name Dame Margot 1919-1991 originally Margot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FONTEYN — /fon tayn"/ , n. Dame Margot /mahr"goh/ , ( Margaret Hookham ), 1919-91, English ballerina.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FONTEYN — biographical name Dame Margot 1919-1991 originally Margot Hook·ham ˈhu̇-kəm English ballerina
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FONTEYN — Fonteyn (i) BrE AmE ( ˌ ) fɒn ˈteɪn AmE ( ˌ ) fɑːn- , (ii) BrE AmE ˈfɒnt eɪn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FONTEYN — Fon ‧ teyn, Dame Mar ‧ got /fɒnˈteɪn $ fɑːn-, ˈmɑːɡəʊ $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE (1919–91) one of the UK's …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
FONTEYN, DAME MARGOT — orig. Margaret Hookham born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, Eng. died Feb. 21, 1991, Panama City, Pan. British ballerina. She …
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FONTEYN, DAME MARGOT — original name Margaret Hookham, married name Dame Margot Fonteyn De Arias born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, Eng. died Feb. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FONTEYN, DAME MARGOT — Fon ‧ teyn, Dame Mar ‧ got /fɒnˈteɪn $ fɑːn-, ˈmɑːɡəʊ $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE (1919–91) one of the UK's …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FONTEYN, DAME MARGOT — orig. Margaret Hookham born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, Eng. died Feb. 21, 1991, Panama City, Pan. British ballerina. She …
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MARGOT FONTEYN — ➡ Fonteyn
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