"dancing girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dancing girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dancing girl (plural dancing girls)
  1. A female dancer. Wikipedia link: Women in dance Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: dancing-girl Hyponyms: bayadere, kanchani, stripper, strip dancer, go-go girl, nautch girl, srimpi Translations (female dancer): ὀρχηστρίς (orkhēstrís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), dancistino (Esperanto), saltātrix [feminine] (Latin), 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (raṃbhā) [feminine] (Old Marathi), नर्तकी (nartakī) [feminine] (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-dancing_girl-en-noun-G2nyKu1M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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