ana

IPA: ˈɑnʌ

noun

  • A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
  • (Internet, slang) Anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).
  • A Yoruba subgroup living in Benin and Togo.
  • A female given name, equivalent to English Ann in many languages.
  • A Niger-Congo language spoken by the Ana people.
  • A river in Oregon, United States; named for the daughter of surveyor W. H. Byars.
  • Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”) [A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or ¹⁄₁₆ rupee.]
  • (sports) Abbreviation of Anaheim. [A city in Orange County, in southern California, United States; the home of Disneyland.]
  • (military) Initialism of Afghan National Army.
  • (aviaiton) Initialism of All Nippon Airways.
  • (Australia, aviation, historical) Initialism of Australian National Airways.
  • (US, medicine) Initialism of American Nurses Association.
  • (biology) Initialism of anti-nuclear antibody. [(biology) An autoantibody which binds to the contents of a cells nucleus.]
  • (UK) Initialism of animal nursing assistant.

adverb

  • (in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity.
  • In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
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Examples of "ana" in Sentences

  • Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand.
  • Mañana is not a promise, not a date, not a commitment, it's just ... not right now.
  • 'Inshallah, wa lakin ana hazeen giddan - If God wills, but I am sorry to be doing so,' I replied.
  • The fauna of Doñana is mostly Mediterranean with a few north African and northern European species.
  • And getting a telephone installed and working down here in the land of mañana is way different from the routine call to the local phone company, the prompt installation, the equally prompt billing back in the United States.

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