Dana
1[ dah-nuh ]
/ ˈdɑ nə /
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noun Irish Mythology.
Danu.
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Other definitions for Dana (2 of 2)
Dana2
[ dey-nuh ]
/ ˈdeɪ nə /
noun
Charles Anderson, 1819–97, U.S. journalist, editor, and publisher.
Edward Salisbury, 1849–1935, U.S. mineralogist and physicist.
his father, James Dwight, 1813–95, U.S. geologist and mineralogist.
Richard Henry, Jr., 1815–82, U.S. jurist, author, and sailor: specialist in admiralty law.
a male or female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dana
Dana
/ (ˈdeɪnə) /
noun
James Dwight (dwaɪt). 1813–95, American geologist; noted for his work The System of Mineralogy (1837)
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