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niña
ni·ña
/
ˈni
nyɑ
/
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[
nee
-nyah
]
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noun,
plural
ni·ñas
/
ˈni
nyɑs
/
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[
nee
-nyahs
]
Show IPA
.
Spanish.
girl; child.
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Ni·ña
/
ˈnin
yə, ˈni
nə;
Spanish
ˈni
nyɑ
/
Show Spelled
[
neen
-y
uh
,
nee
-n
uh
;
Spanish
nee
-nyah
]
Show IPA
.
noun
one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
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Niña
(ˈniːnə,
Spanish
ˈniɲa)
—
n
the Niña
one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Nina
fem. proper name, in a Rus. context is aphetic of Annina, dim. of Gk. Anna, from Heb. Hannah, lit. "grace."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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