English · Idiom Historical

Andrea Dona

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

Inscribed on the base of his statue by his countrymen of Genoa.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Andrea Dona” mean?

Inscribed on the base of his statue by his countrymen of Genoa.

Is “Andrea Dona” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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