ballerina

Definitions of ballerina
  1. noun
    a female ballet dancer
    synonyms: ballerino, balletdanser
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    types:
    prima ballerina, prima-ballerina
    a leading female ballet dancer
  2. noun
    a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
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    types:
    ballerino, balletdanser
    a female ballet dancer
    prima ballerina, prima-ballerina
    a leading female ballet dancer
    type of:
    ballerino, balletdanser
    a performer who dances professionally
  3. noun
    footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
    synonyms: flat, flatje
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    type of:
    schoeisel
    covering for a person's feet
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