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niña
1[ nee-nyah ]
noun
, Spanish.
, plural ni·ñas [nee, -nyahs].
- girl; child.
Nina
2[ nee-nuh, nahy- ]
noun
- a female given name, Russian form of Anna.
Niña
3[ neen-yuh, nee-nuh; Spanish nee-nyah ]
noun
- 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
- the Niñaone 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.
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The rumor got about that Maumee Niña had become an Obeah woman,—a voodoo worker, a witch.
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Juanita had taken the calabash and had lifted it to her mouth, when Niña sprang forward and struck it to the floor.
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The third and smallest caravel, called the Niña, the Spanish word for baby, was built much like the Pinta.
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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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