anna

[ ah-nuh ]

noun
  1. a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.

  2. a former cupronickel coin of India, the 16th part of a rupee.

Origin of anna

1
First recorded in 1720–30, anna is from the Hindi word ānā

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Other definitions for Anna (2 of 2)

Anna
[ an-uh ]

noun
  1. Douay Bible. Hannah.

  2. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “grace.”

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British Dictionary definitions for anna

anna

/ (ˈænə) /


noun
  1. a former Indian copper coin, worth one sixteenth of a rupee

Origin of anna

1
C18: from Hindi ānā

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