diva
a very glamorous woman
TRANSLATION
Diva
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Homecoming for Iranian DIVA -- Iran's most famous female pop singer, Googoosh, is preparing for her first Middle East concert in more than 20 years. The DIVA has been banned from performing in her home country since the Iranian revolution in 1979."
(BBC News - 21 Mar. 2001)
(BBC News - 21 Mar. 2001)
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Etymology: Italian, literally, goddess, from Latin, feminine of divus divine, god
Date: 1883
1. An operatic prima donna.
2. A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.
3. An outstandingly glamorous woman or drag queen, especially a performer: a dance diva; disco divas.
Etymology: Italian, literally, goddess, from Latin, feminine of divus divine, god
Date: 1883
1. An operatic prima donna.
2. A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.
3. An outstandingly glamorous woman or drag queen, especially a performer: a dance diva; disco divas.
