Ona
Americannoun
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Onas,
plural
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Ona
plural
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a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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a female given name.
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And, for me, a loaf of chocolate zucchini bread from a little Amish market and greenhouse somewhere outside Ona, West Virginia.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
They are also in advanced discussions with Barcelona full-back Ona Batlle to bring her in on a free deal in the summer.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Wael Hana, 40, entered the plea at a hearing before Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in federal court in Manhattan.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
The loss of striker Russo was a blow, but United found a strong replacement in Geyse, while Gabby George's arrival from Everton softens the loss of Spain full-back Ona Batlle slightly.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
As the last group of women and children boarded the truck, the commander saw Ona standing up, sitting down, and pulling her hair.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
Raf Vallone, as her ship-tycoon husband, is healthily Hellenic in a role with obvious overtones of Onas sisism.
From Time Magazine Archive
To find primitive virtues, the ethnologist must go all the way to the Onas, who lived in cold Tierra del Fuego.
From Time Magazine Archive
We tried for three days to sneak Onas baby out, but the guard stood near whenever the doors were open.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
For making a fire the Onas carry bits of iron ore, which come from an island in the Alaculoof region, west of Tierra del Fuego, and are obtained by barter with that tribe.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
The Onas at night allow the fire to go out.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
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