ballerina
/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
ballerina noun: a female ballet dancer. Also the ellipsis of prima ballerina.
Noun
ballerina (plural ballerinas or ballerine)
- A female ballet dancer.
- A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.
- A ballet flat shoe.
Also used as
ballerina is also the ellipsis of prima ballerina.
ballerina meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi and Odia
ballerina in Marathi
- बॅलेरिना
ballerina in Bengali
- বলেরিনা, ব্যালেরিনা
ballerina in Punjabi
- ਬੈਲਰੀਨਾ, ਬੈਲੀਰੀਨਾ
ballerina in Odia
- ବାଲେରିନା, ବଲେରିନା
More languagesFewer languages
- ballerina in Nepali
- ब्यालेरीना
- ballerina in Arabic
- بَالِيرِينَا bālīrīnā, رَاقِصَة بَالِيه rāqiṣat bālēh
- ballerina in Indonesian
- balerina
- ballerina in Persian
- بالِرین bâlerin
- ballerina in Thai
- นักบัลเลต์ nák-bal-lee
Synonyms of ballerina
Forms of ballerina
| plural | ballerinas |
|---|---|
| plural | ballerine |
Origin of ballerina
Borrowed from Italian ballerina.
Words formed from ballerina
Words that rhyme with ballerina
37 more rhymesFewer rhymes
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- cantina
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- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Atropatena
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- verbena
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about ballerina
- What does ballerina mean?
- Ballerina means a female ballet dancer.
- What is ballerina in Marathi?
- Ballerina in Marathi is बॅलेरिना. See Ballerina meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is ballerina?
- Ballerina is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ballerina?
- Ballerina is pronounced /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/.
- What is the plural of ballerina?
- The plural of ballerina is ballerinas.
Words near ballerina in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ballerina (page history and authors); ballerina (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ballerina (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ballerina (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ballerina (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ballerina (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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