alicia

Spanish - Turkish

Definition of alicia in Spanish Turkish dictionary

Alice

English - English

Definition of alicia in English English dictionary

A female given name - The Latinized form of Alice

{i} female first name (form of Alice)

- The Latinized form of Alice

Alonso Alicia Alicia Martínez Hoyo Alicia Christian Foster Markova Dame Alicia Lilian Alicia Marks

Related Terms

Alicia Alonso

orig. Alicia Martínez Hoyo born Dec. 21, 1921, Havana, Cuba Cuban ballerina, choreographer, and director. She studied in Havana and New York, where she danced with Ballet Theatre (later American Ballet Theatre; 1940-41, 1943-48, 1950-55, 1958-59). In 1948 she formed her own company, Ballet Alicia Alonso (renamed Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1959), with which she performed frequently on tour in Latin America. Despite failing eyesight, she continued for many years to dance leading roles as a guest artist with American Ballet Theatre and other companies

Alicia Silverstone

{i} (born 1976) United States film actress who starred in "Clueless" (1995)

Dame Alicia Markova

orig. Lilian Alicia Marks born Dec. 1, 1910, London, Eng. died Dec. 2, 2004, Bath British ballerina. She made her debut with Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1924 and became a leading ballerina noted for her ethereal lightness. At the Vic-Wells Ballet (1931-35; now the Royal Ballet) she became the first English dancer to dance the lead in Giselle. With her frequent partner Anton Dolin, she formed and directed several Markova-Dolin companies (1935-38) and the Festival Ballet (1950-52; now the English National Ballet). She continued to dance as a guest artist with many companies worldwide, admired for her interpretations of roles in Les Sylphides and Swan Lake, among others. She retired from the stage in 1963 and served as director of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet (1963-69)

Hyphenation

A·li·cia

Turkish pronunciation

ılîşı

Pronunciation

/əˈləsʜə/ /əˈlɪʃə/

Etymology

() A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from the Germanic Adalheidis (from the Germanic *adal, meaning noble, and *heid, meaning type), via the Old French Adelais, via Old High German.