signorina

si·gno·ri·na (s

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nä)

n. pl. si·gno·ri·ne (-n

, -n

) or si·gno·ri·nas

Used as a courtesy title for an unmarried woman in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Miss.

[Italian, diminutive of signora, signora; see signora.]

signorina [ˌsiːnjɔːˈriːnə (Italian) siɲɲoˈrina]

n pl -nas, -ne (Italian) [-ne]

(Social Science / Peoples) an unmarried Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

[Italian, diminutive of signora]

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Noun	1.	signorina - an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name unmarried woman - a woman who is not married
	2.	Signorina - an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" Italian - the Romance language spoken in Italy

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Then the aged stranger, who had not uttered one word since his arrival, arose from his seat and deliberately laid off his outer clothing, looking as angular in his flannels as the late Signorina Festorazzi, an Irish woman, six feet in height, and weighing fifty- six pounds, who used to exhibit herself in her chemise to the people of San Francisco.

Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

I told the signorina it was a grave indiscretion, but when was the signorina ever prudent?

Daisy Miller by James, Henry View in context

"A great man," replied Muscari, "worthy to rank with your own Robin Hood, signorina.

The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

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