anta
a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.
Origin of anta
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a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Origin of ANTA
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How to use anta in a sentence
A province in the department of Cuzco, which was probably the chief settlement of that nation, still bears the name of Antas.
British Dictionary definitions for anta
/ (ˈæntə) /
architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway
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