/ ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə; NAmE / noun
the main woman dancer in a ballet company
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Italian , literally first ballerina .
/ ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə; NAmE / noun
the main woman dancer in a ballet company
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Italian , literally first ballerina .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005