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(fŏn-tān′), Dame Margot Originally Margaret Hookham. 1919-1991.
British ballerina who joined the Royal Ballet in 1934 and began her acclaimed partnership with Rudolf Nureyev in 1962.
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Fonteyn

(fɒnˈteɪn)
n
(Biography) Dame Margot. real name Margaret Hookham. 1919–91, English classical ballerina
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Fon•teyn

(fɒnˈteɪn)

n.
Dame Margot, (Margaret Hookham), 1919–91, English ballerina.
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Noun 1. Fonteyn - English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
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