prima ballerina
noun/ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə/
/ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə/
- the main woman dancer in a ballet companyWord Originlate 19th cent.: Italian, literally ‘first ballerina’.
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