uta
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of uta
< New Latin, probably Latinization of Ute
Example Sentences
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Rainbow-colored billboards and sidewalk placards advertise places to hear live music; from every direction shima uta spills onto the sidewalks.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2012
When they finished, Kubota explained how shima uta worked.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2012
Oshiro, 76, is a legendary singer of shima uta, songs of the Ryukyu Islands, as Okinawa is also known.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2012
S. usunge'i. uta 1. n., rain; v. i., to rain; na uta ka uta, the rain rains.
From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)
O To'oto'o," said Seumanutafa, "this house is mine; this land is mine; the plantation i uta is mine also.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd
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