Dana

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dā′nə; Myth. dä′nə)


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Da•na  (dā′nə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Charles Anderson, 1819–97, U.S. journalist, editor, and publisher.
  2. Biographical Edward Salisbury, 1849–1935, U.S. mineralogist and physicist.
  3. Biographicalhis father, James Dwight, 1813–95, U.S. geologist and mineralogist.
  4. Biographical Richard Henry, Jr., 1815–82, U.S. jurist, author, and sailor: specialist in admiralty law.
  5. a male or female given name.

Da•na  (dä′nə),USA pronunciation n. [Irish Myth.]
  1. Danu.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dana / ˈdeɪnə/
  1. James Dwight ( dwaɪt ). 1813–95, American geologist; noted for his work The System of Mineralogy (1837)
'Dana' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Danu - Gibson - Gibson girl - Mindanao Deep - danaite

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