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Anita

American  
[uh-nee-tuh] / əˈni tə /

noun

  1. a first name, Spanish form of Anna.


Example Sentences

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The singer chatted to Anita about her ideas and told her how much she had liked the designs.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Anita Jenkins has run a glass art business for about 15 years, making sculptures, necklaces and Christmas decorations.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

After buying several works by Anita, she asked the store to pass on a message to the artist, while also asking if she would like to attend the show and meet afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Earlier in the afternoon, Smith also won the fifth and final of Saturday’s stakes races, the $100,000 Monrovia, with an even larger surprise than the Santa Anita Derby.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

At Santa Anita the press came down hard on Workman.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand