tana

UK: /ˈtɑːnə/ US: 'Tana': (tä′nä, -nə); 'tana': (tä′nə)

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ta•na  (tä′nə), n. 

1. British Empire thana.

Ta•na  (tä′nä, -nə), n. 

1. Place Names a river in E Africa, in Kenya, flowing SE to the Indian Ocean. 500 mi. (800 km) long.
2. Place Names Lake. 

Also, Tsana. a lake in NW Ethiopia: the source of the Blue Nile. 1100 sq. mi. (2850 sq. km).

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Tana / ˈtɑːnə/ noun

1. Lake Tana, Lake Tsana ⇒ a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq km (1418 sq miles)
2. a river in E Kenya, rising in the Aberdare Range and flowing in a wide curve east to the Indian Ocean: the longest river in Kenya. Length: 708 km (440 miles)
3. a river in NE Norway, flowing generally northeast as part of the border between Norway and Finland to the Arctic Ocean by Tana Fjord. Length: about 320 km (200 miles)
   Finnish name: Teno