anta

¹

[an-tuh]

noun

Architecture.

plural

antae, antas 

1. a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.

ANTA

²

[an-tuh]

noun

1. a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

anta

/ ˈæntə /

noun

1. architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

Word History and Origins

Origin of anta¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; in antis ( def. )

Origin of anta²

A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)

Example Sentences

It is now owned by a Hong Kong-listed fitness equipment company Anta Sports.

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Foreign sportswear companies are struggling against increasingly sophisticated domestic brands, led by Anta, which sponsors NBA players including Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson.

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Selling mostly in China, Anta increased its total revenue by 14% to $9.9 billion last year.

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It is owned by Hong Kong-listed fitness equipment company Anta Sports.

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"Economic asphyxiation" is the militants' goal, Mamadou Bodian of Senegal's Cheikh Anta Diop University told the BBC.

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