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How to pronounce dame in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bird, chick, doll, skirt, wench
Type of missy, young lady, young woman, fille, girl, miss
Type Words
Synonyms gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam
Type of woman, adult female
Has types madame, grande dame

Examples of dame

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Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi from Ngati Porou hoped the sense of unity could last.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Their mother is a grande dame who favors Wesley and wishes Walter would shut up.
From the washingtonpost.com
A project this grand, though, calls for at least one grand dame-sized residence.
From the post-gazette.com
Cobden attended a dame school and then Bowes Hall School in Teesdale, Yorkshire.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Here are three very different takes on the grande dame of extravagant lighting.
From the time.com
Made a dame in 2004, the 66-year-old now spends most of her time on conservation.
From the guardian.co.uk
Dame Evelyn Glennie's rider is dominated by gongs, bells and all manner of drums.
From the kentucky.com
Queen Elizabeth appointed her a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in 2003.
From the investors.com
Dame said the New York-based band hasn't played anywhere south of Pennsylvania.
From the al.com
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  • Informal terms for a (young) woman
  • A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
  • Damu00E9 is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Agnibilu00E9krou Department in Indu00E9niu00E9-Djuablin Region, Comou00E9 District. Seven kilometres east of the town is a border crossing with Ghana.
  • "Dame" (English:Gimme) is a song written by Carlos Lara and recorded by RBD for their third Spanish studio album Celestial. The song was sent to radio stations in the United States to see what the results would become. ...
  • Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British knighthood. In the UK honours system, this can be the title of a woman who has been made a Dame Commander or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, or Order of the British ...
  • The Dame is a music hall in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The venue hosts live music six nights a week from local, regional, and national headlining acts. ...
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  • Dames is a 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright with dance numbers created by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, ZaSu Pitts, and Hugh Herbert. ...
  • The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight; Slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman; Lady, woman