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fiancee [noun]

the woman who someone is engaged to be married to

US /ˌfiː.ɑːnˈseɪ/ 
UK /fiˈɒn.seɪ/ 
Example: 

Hassan's fiancée is called Pervin.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fiancée

 noun
A man's fiancée is the woman he has promised to marry.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fiancée

fiancée /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: fiancé used for females]
the woman who a man is going to marry
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THESAURUS
girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Katherine was his first girlfriend.
partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: He brought his partner along to the party.
old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past: I found a love letter from one of his old flames.
mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful: The president had a mistress for many years.
lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to: He was going to meet his secret lover.
fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry: Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year.
ex informal a man's former wife or girlfriend: My ex looks after the children on Thursdays.
be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend: She's going out with a guy she met at work.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiancée

fi·an·cée [fiancée fiancées]   [fiˈɒnseɪ]    [ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ]  noun
the woman that a man is engaged to
Paul and his fiancée were there.  
Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children

pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiancée / fiˈɒn.seɪ /   / ˌfiː.ɑːnˈseɪ / noun [ C ]

the woman who someone is engaged to be married to

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fiancée

[fiɒ̱nseɪ, AM fi͟ːɑːnse͟ɪ]
 fiancées
 N-COUNT: usu poss N
 A man's fiancée is the woman to whom he is engaged to be married.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiancee

fi·an·cée /ˌfiːˌɑːnˈseɪ, fiˈɑːnˌseɪ/ noun, pl -cées [count] : a woman that a man is engaged to be married to
• My fiancée and I will be married in June.