English Explanatory Dictionary

Sanya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A female given name from Russian.
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  1. A female given name from Arabic.
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  1. A resort city, a prefecture-level city on Hainan island, Hainan province, China.

Pronunciation

sänʹyäʹ

Word forms

Sanya San-ya

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Са́ня (Sánja), diminutive of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) and Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). In some cases possibly from Serbo-Croatian Сања and Sanja.

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