ana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
adv
  1. Of each; an equal quantity.
noun
  1. Anorexia.
adv
  1. In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
noun
  1. Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”).
name
  1. Abbreviation of Anaheim.
  2. Initialism of Afghan National Army.
  3. Initialism of All Nippon Airways.
  4. Initialism of Australian National Airways.
  5. Initialism of American Nurses Association.
noun
  1. Initialism of anti-nuclear antibody.
  2. Initialism of animal nursing assistant.
name
  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Anna or Hannah.
  2. A river in Oregon, United States.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Anah, a city in Anbar, Iraq.
name
  1. An ethnicity within the Yoruba people, mostly living in Benin and Togo in West Africa.
  2. The language within the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Ana people.
noun
  1. A member of the Ana people.

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.nə/ /ˈɑn.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ana.wav /ˈɑː.nə/

Word forms

ana anas more ana most ana

Etymology

Formed from the Latin suffix -ana; compare ism (from -ism), itis (from -itis), phobia (from -phobia).

Synonyms

aa ANF Ifè

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