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dama — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dowager noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
  • draught noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
  • king noun A male monarch who rules a country, typically inheriting the position by birth.
  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

dama is used for these senses in English:

  • dowager Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
  • draught (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
  • fallow deer A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.
  • king A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

dowager — full definition

  1. noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
  2. noun A dignified, often older woman of high social standing.

draught — full definition

  1. noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
  2. adjective Of beer or cider: served from a cask or keg through a tap rather than from a bottle or can.
  3. noun An amount of liquid swallowed in one go; a long drink.

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