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Prima Donna were the United Kingdom representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 . The group comprised sisters Kate Robbins and Jane Robbins, Sally Ann Triplett , Danny Finn, Alan Coates and Lance Aston (brother of Jay Aston , who performed with ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prima donna \Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. Prima donnas , It. Prime Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna lady, mistress. See {Prime , a., and Donna .] The first or chief female singer in an opera.

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n. a vain and temperamental person a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star [syn: diva ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1782, "principal female singer in an opera," from Italian prima donna "first lady," from Latin prima , fem. of primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + domina "lady" (see dame ). Meaning "temperamental person" first recorded 1834.