Oxford Dictionary English diva noun noun BrE BrE//ˈdiːvə// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdiːvə// Celebrity news, People in the music world Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa famous woman singer, especially an opera singer Wordfinderoperaaria, chorus, coloratura, diva, libretto, opera, orchestra pit, recitative, score, surtitles the great diva Maria Callas pop divas like Beyoncé Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiva is used after these nouns: pop See full entry See related entries: Celebrity news, People in the music world Word Originlate 19th cent.: via Italian from Latin, literally ‘goddess’.See diva in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: diva oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
