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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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
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
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
Because of the ensuing chaos, they were unable to give her a proper funeral, as she would have wished, ana were forced to bury her in a hurry, without speeches or tears.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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
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.
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
Commissioner Ana María Archila was scheduled to meet with Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations . . . on July 7.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She trains five days a week, three hours a day at a Santa Ana climbing facility lifting weights and practicing speed climbing techniques with other team members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"But it's a win for our community in Santa Ana."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
We watch politely as Ana spreads her presents on the coffee table.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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 Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Its website claims to have more than 6,000 employees in over 80 cities, and corporate partners including Singapore Airlines, Korean Air and Japan’s ANA airline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
ANA flight 71 from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport was carrying about 200 people and no injuries were reported, NHK said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
But I'll take A course with you— ANA.
From The Alchemist by Jonson, Ben
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