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si⋅gno⋅ri⋅na

[seen-yaw-ree-nuh; It. see-nyaw-ree-nah]
–noun, plural -nas, Italian. -ne [-ne] .
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.

Origin:
1810–20; < It; dim. of signora signora; see -ine 1
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si·gno·ri·na   (sēn'yə-rē'nə, -yō-rē'nä)   
n.   pl. si·gno·ri·ne (-nā, -ně) 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.]
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