куртиза́нка — meaning in English

English meaning

• courtesan noun Historically, a woman — often glamorous and educated — who had wealthy or high-status men as lovers or clients, sometimes at a royal court.
• paphian adj Of, from or relating to Paphos, the mythical birthplace of the goddess of love on the island of Cyprus.

Senses

куртиза́нка is used for these senses in English:

• Paphian (literary) A prostitute.
• courtesan (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.

paphian — full definition

1. adj Of, from or relating to Paphos, the mythical birthplace of the goddess of love on the island of Cyprus.
2. adj Pertaining to love or sexual desire, especially when illicit.

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