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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdiːvə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdivə, -vɑ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dēvə, -vä)

Inflections of 'diva' (n):
divas
npl
dive
npl (Rare)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•va /ˈdivə, -vɑ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -vas, -ve /-vɛ/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Music and Danceprima donna (def. 1).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•va  (dēvə, -vä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vas, -ve (-ve).USA pronunciation 
  1. Music and Dancea distinguished female singer;
    prima donna.
  • Latin dīva, feminine of dīvus god; compare divine
  • Italian
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diva /ˈdiːvə/ n ( pl -vas, -ve /-vɪ/)
  1. a highly distinguished female singer; prima donna
Etymology: 19th Century: via Italian from Latin: a goddess, from dīvus divine
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