niña

¹

[nee-nyah]

noun

Spanish.

plural

niñas 

1. girl; child.

Nina

²

[nee-nuh, nahy-]

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

Niña

³

[neen-yuh, nee-nuh, nee-nyah]

noun

1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

Niña

/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /

noun

1. one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492

Example Sentences

Nina B. Ries, a resident of suburban Los Angeles, is among those who started handing out Halloween potatoes last year.

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It’s sung by the character Nina, the daughter of immigrants in Washington Heights, who returns home in shame after having to drop out of Stanford University.

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Nina Nester, who was part of the community, told Salon via Facebook Messenger that Kruglov was respectful, friendly, and very social.

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Nina Bilbey, design lead for the monument, told the BBC it was "humbling" to be involved in such an emotive project.

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"It's so loud and so terrifying," says Nina, a Belgorod resident who asked us to change her name.

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