mina

IPA: mˈinʌ

(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
(historical) 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.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada.
A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
A female given name from Arabic
Alternative spelling of myna. [One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.]

Examples of "mina" in Sentences

In Indonesia, the method is referred to as mina-padi.
[456] A mina was a little over £4; 60 minas made a talent.
The lámina is also made of a clear plastic, in addition to the metal.
In Chilean slang, "mina" also means woman, a translation similar to English's
A mina was a unit of currency equal to one sixtieth of a talent, or one hundred drachmae.
In the original, what is here translated a pound, is in Latin, mina, in value of our coin, three pounds two shillings and sixpence.
As part of Mr. Muhammad's Blue Revolution, the government this year chose 24 cities to become special fishery zones called "Minapolitans," based on mina , the Sanskrit word for fish.