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Mel⋅ba

  [mel-buh]
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–noun
1. (Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong), 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
2. a female given name.
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Mel·ba   (měl'bə)   
Australian soprano primarily with London's Covent Garden (1888-1926) and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1893-1910).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Melba 
in various food preparations, esp. peach Melba (1905) and Melba toast (1925) is in honor of Nellie Melba, stage name (based on Melbourne, Australia) of Australian-born operatic soprano Helen Mitchell (1861-1931).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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