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 Translation for 'courtesan' from English to Russian
NOUN   a courtesan | courtesans
SYNO concubine | courtesan | doxy | ...
ист.
куртизанка {ж} [книжн.]
courtesan
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Translation for 'courtesan' from English to Russian

courtesan
куртизанка {ж} [книжн.]ист.
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Usage Examples English
  • Vimal frequently visits a courtesan. When Ashok goes to the courtesan to bring home Vimal, Ashok finds that the courtesan is none other than Ganga.
  • "The Honest Courtesan" is a 1992 biographical book by Margaret Rosenthal about a 16th-century Venetian courtesan named Veronica Franco.
  • (died 340 BC) was a hetaira (courtesan) of Ancient Greece.
  • She's born with a mote in her eye, which makes her appear inappropriate for service as a religious courtesan, but it is revealed that this is actually a sign that she is an 'anguissette' or sexual masochist, deriving sexual pleasure from pain.
  • Gigi performs perfectly as his courtesan, which only upsets Gaston.

  • Lucrezia Galletta (1520s - 1580), was an Italian courtesan and banker.
  • She was a freedwoman and a successful professional high class courtesan. She was introduced to Gaius Verres by the courtesan Pippa and Tertia (actress), and became his mistress.
  • It was reportedly Tertia and a courtesan named Pippa who introduced Verres to the courtesan Chelidon, who were alleged to have great political influence upon his tenure as urban praetor.
  • The famous "hetaera" (courtesan) Phryne was born at Thespiae in the 4th century BCE, though she seems to have lived at Athens.
  • Amelie "Malla" Höök (1811–1882) was a Swedish actress and courtesan.

  • Ninon Dubois Le Clerc or Ninon Leclaire (1750 in France - 4 May 1779, Stockholm), was a French ballerina and courtesan.
  • Based on the infamous Bawla Murder case of 1925, Homi Master made use of the story elements involving a courtesan, royalty, romance, and murder.
  • However, the negative connotation of being a courtesan is still present.
  • His youngest daughter was the courtesan Grace Elliott.
  • "Eguchi" (江口) is a Noh play of the third category, written by Zeami, around a fragment (the courtesan’s sermon) by Kan'ami.

  • Bilistiche (Greek: Βιλιστίχη; born c. 280 BC) or Belistiche was a Hellenistic courtesan of uncertain origin.
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