Associations to the word «Diana»

Wiktionary

DIANA, proper noun. (Roman god) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
DIANA, proper noun. (astronomy) Short for 78 Diana, a main belt asteroid.
DIANA, proper noun. A female given name.
DIANA MONKEY, noun. Cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.
DIANA MONKEYS, noun. Plural of Diana monkey

Dictionary definition

DIANA, noun. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997).
DIANA, noun. (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis.

Wise words

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