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don⋅na

[dawn-nah]
–noun
1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
2. an Italian lady.

Origin:
1660–70; < It < L domina, fem. of dominus

Don⋅na

[don-uh]
–noun
a female given name.
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Don·na   (dŏn'ə, dōn'nä)   
n.  Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in an Italian-speaking area.

[Italian, from Latin domina; see Doña.]
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