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Tina

American  
[tee-nuh] / ˈti nə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


tina British  
/ ˈtiːnə /

noun

  1. a slang word for crystal meth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tina

C21: so called because it is commonly bought in ( six ) teen ( ths ) of an ounce

Example Sentences

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Dr. Tina Hartert, co-chair of the American Thoracic Society’s Vaccine Advisory Committee, criticized the credentials of Kennedy’s ACIP, which includes noted vaccine skeptics.

From Salon

Written by Saturday Night Live star Tina Fey, it follows home-schooled Cady Heron, who grew up in Africa, as she navigates the jungle of her new US high school.

From BBC

Her stamina impresses her manager, Greg, a gruff gay man who tells her about the gay club in town, where she meets Tina, the woman who teaches her acceptance through unconditional love.

From Los Angeles Times

Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed have been named as the first three hosts of the new British version of Saturday Night Live.

From BBC

"Seeing boxwork this far up the mountain suggests the groundwater table had to be pretty high," said Tina Seeger of Rice University in Houston, one of the mission scientists leading the boxwork investigation.

From Science Daily