prima ballerina

[ pree-muh ]

noun

1. the principal ballerina in a ballet company.

prima ballerina

/ ˈpriːmə /

noun

1. a leading female ballet dancer

prima ballerina

1. The leading ballerina in a dance company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prima ballerina¹

1895–1900; < Italian: literally, first ballerina

Word History and Origins

Origin of prima ballerina¹

from Italian, literally: first ballerina

Example Sentences

She was also the first Native American prima ballerina … anywhere.

From The Daily Beast

Primo ballerino good; prima ballerina good, and people say pretty, but I have not seen her near.

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He, Mr. Churchill, and Mr. Lloyd George might almost have been called rivals for the rle of prima ballerina assoluta.

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In the former, instead of a prima donna we have a prima ballerina in the principal female part.

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She was tired of hearing that one day she might, with diligence and application, become a Prima Ballerina.

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Her rle is taken by a pantomimist, usually the prima ballerina.

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