dama — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dame noun A title given to a woman who holds a high honour, equivalent to "Sir" for a man.
- draughts noun The British English name for checkers: a board game for two players who try to capture all of the opponent's pieces by jumping over them.
- lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
Senses
dama is used for these senses in English:
- dame (Britain) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- draughts (board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
- lady A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
dame — full definition
- noun A title given to a woman who holds a high honour, equivalent to "Sir" for a man.
- noun Informal, especially in older American slang: a woman.