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viva | diva |

As a proper noun viva

is a region of manhattanville, harlem, new york city.

As a noun diva is

divan, couch.

viva

English

Etymology 1

.

Interjection

  • Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support ).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheer, applaud
  • * 1841 , Joseph Bullar, Henry Bullar, A winter in the Azores, and a summer at the baths of the Furnas
  • * 1859 , The Atlantic Monthly
  • * 1857 , George Payne R James, Leonora d'Orco

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from (m), (etyl) for “live voice”

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To subject to an examination of this kind.
  • * 1931 , Henry Sanderson Furniss Sanderson, Memories of sixty years
  • * 1972 , The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
  • * 2009 , Gianni Paganini, Jose Raimundo Maia Neto, Renaissance Scepticisms
    • English heteronyms ----

    diva

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
  • A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

    • Derived terms

    * diva-ish''

    References

    * * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=diva&searchmode=none]

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----