Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a courtesy title for an unmarried woman in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Miss.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Italian title of respect for a young woman, equivalent to Miss in English, Mademoiselle in French, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Miss; -- a title of address among the Italians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A courtesy
title for an unmarried woman ofItalian origin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
- noun an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"The signorina is going to move out of the palace in half an hour," said the servant.
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English; the language of love, signorina, is universal.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Italian has a wonderful word for the sway of a drunken sailor (or hat-selling signorina): barcollare -- to move back and forth like a boat.
The French word for plastered drunk... - French Word-A-Day 2010
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“Buon giorno, signorina,” he said as though she came there every day.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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“Buon giorno, signorina,” he said as though she came there every day.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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This lovely signorina was kind enough to accompany a lonely old man for an aperitif, Lucci went on.
Hollywood Savage Kristin McCloy 2010
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This lovely signorina was kind enough to accompany a lonely old man for an aperitif, Lucci went on.
Hollywood Savage Kristin McCloy 2010
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In fact the Vessillo proudly reported all the university honors obtained by Jewish women, as in the case of Ernestina Paper, the first “signorina” to obtain a university degree in Italy, graduating from the faculty of medicine in Florence in 1877.
Italy, Modern. 2009
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“Your sense of humor, signorina, it is…affascinare.”
Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » Early Christmas – day 2 + Chapter 2 2008
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“Not like the old days, signorina,” said Benito, referring to the protestors and media circus that once surrounded her arrivals at the Vatican.
The Atlantis Prophecy Thomas Greanias 2008
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