Meaning

2 senses
  1. A female hero.

    Heldin, Heroine

    герои́няgeroínja

    герої́няherojínja

  2. A female lead character.

    the main good female character in a work of fiction

Examples

28 sentences
  1. The novel ends with the heroine's death.

    Роман закінчується сметрю героїні.

    ruРоман заканчивается смертью героини.

    deDer Roman endet mit dem Tod der Heldin.

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  2. In many old movies the heroine is always the one to die.

    В багатьох старих кінофільмах, героїня завжди помирає.

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  3. Tom considers Mary to be a heroine.

    deTom betrachtet Maria als Heldin.

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  4. You're my heroine.

    Ти моя героїня.

    ruТы моя героиня.

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  5. She's no heroine.

    Вона не героїня.

    ruОна не героиня.

    deSie ist keine Heldin.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Latin hērōīna, from late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē) (2nd century), a feminine equ

From Latin hērōīna, from late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē) (2nd century), a feminine equivalent of ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero, demigod”), equivalent to hero + -ine (suffix forming feminine nouns).

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