English Explanatory Dictionary

mina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of myna.
noun
  1. A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
  2. A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams.
name
  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  3. A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada.
  4. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
  5. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
name
  1. A female given name.
name
  1. a valley near Mecca

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːnə/

Word forms

mina minas minae Meena Minah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

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