madonna
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Madonna/məˈdɒnə/
▶noun (the Madonna) the Virgin Mary.
– origin C16 (as a respectful form of address for an Italian woman): Ital., from ma (old form of mia ‘my’) + donna ‘lady’ (from L. domina).
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