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niña

1

[ nee-nyah ]

noun

, Spanish.
, plural ni·ñas [nee, -nyahs].
  1. girl; child.


Nina

2

[ nee-nuh, nahy- ]

noun

  1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

Niña

3

[ neen-yuh, nee-nuh; Spanish nee-nyah ]

noun

  1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

Niña

/ ˈniːnə; ˈniɲa /

noun

  1. the Niña
    the Niña one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492


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Example Sentences

One small niña knelt upon the pavement in front of the pasos, holding up a white carnation in offering.

The rumor got about that Maumee Niña had become an Obeah woman,—a voodoo worker, a witch.

Juanita had taken the calabash and had lifted it to her mouth, when Niña sprang forward and struck it to the floor.

The third and smallest caravel, called the Niña, the Spanish word for baby, was built much like the Pinta.

For his voyage he had a single vessel no larger than the Niña, the smallest ship in the fleet of Columbus.

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