From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprima ballerinapri‧ma bal‧le‧ri‧na /ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə/ noun [countable] APDthe main woman dancer in a group of ballet dancers
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prima ballerina• Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house.Origin prima ballerina (1900-2000) Italian “first female dancer” 