BALLERINA


Meaning of BALLERINA in English

/ ˌbæləˈriːnə; NAmE / noun

a female dancer in ballet

—see also prima ballerina

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Italian , feminine of ballerino dancing master, from ballare to dance, from late Latin .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.