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Amata

American  
[uh-mey-tuh] / əˈmeɪ tə /

noun

Roman Legend.
  1. the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.


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Amata has since grown six popular varieties of the tropical fruit on PapaMango, his 17-acre grove in Messina on the northeastern coast of Sicily.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Just two of the six nonvoting members of Congress, Aumua Amata Radewagen of American Samoa and Jennifer González-Colón of Puerto Rico, is a Republican.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

Amata Spring last hosted the tournament in 2012, when 14-year-old Guan Tianlang won and went on to become the youngest player to make the cut in the Masters.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022

“Congresswoman Aumua Amata, she’s trying very hard, but I think it’s got to go up to the next level because obviously, there’s a reason why we can’t get a waiver” to the cabotage laws.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2020

First she inflamed the heart of Queen Amata, wife of Latinus, to oppose violently a marriage between her daughter and Aeneas.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton