how to pronounce дева

/ˈdʲevə/

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дева is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of дева in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… в центре галактики дева или нет в любом …”

meanings of дева

name:

Virgo (the zodiac sign for the virgin, covering August 23-September 22).
Virgo (a constellation of the zodiac containing the bright binary star Spica, in the shape of a set of a virgin).

noun:

Maiden, maid, virgin.

дева frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word дева occurs in russian on average 11.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.