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US/ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/
UK/ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/
the main female character in a story; also, a woman admired for being brave
In context
The heroine of the film is a fisherman's daughter who becomes a doctor.
The nurse became a national heroine after the flood.
Readers loved the novel's strong and funny heroine.
Words that go with heroine
adjective + noun
- national heroineThe Trung sisters are national heroines in Vietnam.
- romantic heroineShe is not a typical romantic heroine waiting to be saved.
- tragic heroineKieu is often seen as a tragic heroine.
- unlikely heroineA shy schoolgirl becomes an unlikely heroine in the book.
noun + preposition
- heroine ofThe heroine of the story lives alone in the mountains.