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Madonna

ma·donna

UK/məˈdɒnə/ US/mʌˈdɑnʌ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

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2.

United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

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Origin

From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.

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