a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
American Newspaper Association.
American Nurses Association.
Association of National Advertisers.
up; upwards
anadromous
again
anagram
back; backwards
anatropous
a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place
an item of or for such a collection
First recorded in 1720–30; independent use of -ana
1490–1500; < Medieval Latin < Greek aná of each
From Greek, combining form of aná; no necessary relation to on
< Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an
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For example, we know that the prepositions ina "in," "from" and ana "to, for" were sometimes run together with the word that followed.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
So I trusted in linguistic common sense, left out the verb, and made it ana libbi bābi "into the gate," pretty much like the English.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
Ine aconahive ite chi yi tua tieya ana na’que I’yo lo’, he read aloud one morning.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
“I am passing on your email to ana navarro who just came on as our immigration lawyer/advisor,” Mr. Bush replied to a constituent in an email on Jan. 31, 1999.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
He summoned his daughter, who was giving a geography class in the school, ana locked himself in his office with her.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Membrane -ana: any thin, transparent, flexible body tissue: specifically the wing tissue between the veins: in Heteroptera, the thin membranous tip of the hemelytra.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Finally, Zanasanes may be referred to the root zan or jan, "to kill," which is perhaps simply followed by the common appellative suffix -ana.
The demonstrative adjectives in Fuyuge are represented by the suffixes -ana, this, -ala, this, here, -vala that, there.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
These are similar to the Interrogative Nouns and are formed by the addition of the syllables -aua, -ana, or -ala instead of a.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
Yet there were 60,000 qualified nursing applicants turned away from nursing schools this past year, according to the A.N.A.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
When the banker who served as Ansett's board chairman suggested that he sell out to competing Australian National, Ansett fired him, eventually bought out A.N.A. himself for $6,700,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
And in the small role of Bianca, with whom Cassio has a dalliance, the terrific Rebecca Ana Peña makes a fiery impression, savagely fighting back against Iago’s brutality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The crowd in this packed local Santa Ana Bistro is on its feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ana Fajardo sat in a green folding chair by the grave of her son Edgar E. Lopez, a Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in enemy action in Iraq’s Babil province in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Ana Carolina Evangelista, director of the Institute for the Study of Religion, told AFP that Michelle Bolsonaro was also "the person who connects and communicates organically with Brazil's evangelical community."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
So luckily for me, that left both Nicole and Ana with little choice in the matter.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
On Thursday, ANA forecast a 43% drop in net profit for the year that started in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The immediate impact of rising energy costs is "limited" for now due to the existing surcharges and measures that the airline has taken to secure fuel prices in advance, a spokesperson for ANA said.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Morningstar maintains its fair value estimates for no-moat ANA, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines, at Y3,760, HK$9.60, and S$7.30, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The alleged head of a network that diverted more than $20 million of European Union farm subsidies has been ordered into pre-trial detention following questioning, the ANA news agency reported Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
I saw then how useless it is to attempt to impose conditions on the irresistible force of Life; to preach prudence, careful selection, virtue, honor, chastity— ANA.
From Man and Superman by Shaw, Bernard
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