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Meanings of diva in English

Portuguese
primeira-dama
Catalan
prima donna
Spanish
prima donna

A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star.

        primeira-dama
        Russian
        дива
        Spanish
        diva
        Catalan
        diva

        Celebrated female singer.

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              Usage of diva in English
              1
              Not by any means a diva, at least not in my opinion.
              Dexter’s Final Cut
              2
              Macy's claims the deal breaches its contract with the domestic diva's company.
              Reuters
              3
              Don't try to Clinton your way out of this, the diva says.
              Love, life and linguine
              4
              Meet a PR diva who is helping independent authors share their stories.
              Ebony
              5
              Super-duper fado diva Mariza plays Dublin's National Concert Hall on February 11.
              The Irish Times
              6
              The original runway diva herself, Sharon Quinn, held down red-carpet hosting duties.
              Ebony
              7
              That would be Rachel Berry, aka the lead diva of Fox's Glee.
              Wired
              8
              IN all that success he never turned into a diva, says Hurley.
              Ebony
              9
              An infamous pop diva is one step away from becoming a Scientologist.
              The Guardian
              10
              That should be enough to satisfy even the most finicky movie diva.
              Reuters
              11
              Describes her alter ego Gery Scott as a bold, foulmouthed, mercurial diva.
              The new yorker
              12
              She is diminutive, dressed in regal purple and every inch the diva.
              The Irish Times
              13
              The diva closed the awards show with an epic nearly 20-minute performance.
              The Irish Times
              14
              His subjects are generally well mannered, but he gets the occasional diva.
              Wired
              15
              Who else could fill the shoes of the world's most iconic diva?
              Ebony
              16
              So it's not the death of a diva, it's just the beginning.
              Ebony
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              Translations for diva
              Portuguese
              primeira-dama
              Russian
              дива
              Diva through the time
              Diva across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Rare