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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Spanish, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord; see don.]

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