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fi·an·cée

 (fē′än-sā′, fē-än′sā′)
n.
A woman to whom one is engaged to be married.
[French, feminine of fiancé, fiancé; see fiancé.]
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fiancée

(fɪˈɒnseɪ)
n
a woman who is engaged to be married
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fi•an•cée

(ˌfi ɑnˈseɪ, fiˈɑn seɪ)

n.
a woman engaged to be married; a woman to whom a man is engaged.
[1850–55; < French; feminine of fiancé]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fiancee - a woman who is engaged to be marriedfiancee - a woman who is engaged to be married
bride-to-be
betrothed - the person to whom you are engaged
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fiancée

noun
A person to whom one is engaged to be married:
betrothed, fiancé.
Informal: intended.
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Translations
snoubenka
forlovede
fianĉino
kihlattu / morsianmorsian
zaručnica
menyasszony
婚約中の女性婚約者
약혼녀
zaročenka
fästmö
คู่หมั้นหญิง
vợ sắp cưới

fiancée

[fɪˈɑ̃ːnseɪ] N → novia f, prometida f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fiancée

[fiˈɒnseɪ] n → fiancée f
She's my fiancée → C'est ma fiancée.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fiancée

n → Verlobte f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fiancée

[fiːɑ̃ŋseɪ] n → fidanzata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fiancee

→ خَطِيبَة snoubenka forlovede Verlobte μνηστή prometida kihlattu / morsian fiancée zaručnica fidanzata 婚約中の女性 약혼녀 verloofde forlovede narzeczona noiva невеста fästmö คู่หมั้นหญิง nişanlı vợ sắp cưới 未婚妻
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

fiancée

n prometida, novia
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