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mina

American  
[mahy-nuh] / ˈmaɪ nə /

noun

minae, plural minas plural
  1. an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.


mina British  
/ ˈmaɪnə /

noun

  1. an ancient unit of weight and money, used in Asia Minor, equal to one sixtieth of a talent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mina

1570–80; < Latin < Greek mnâ < Semitic; compare Hebrew māneh mina

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Italian football expert Mina Rzouki, added: "You are not buying sporting excellence, you are buying a whole one-man economy."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Speaking from a hospital room in the Mina camp, where authorities treat pilgrims for heat exhaustion, the health ministry's Jameel Abualenain said he was mainly concerned "about rising temperatures" affecting pilgrims.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In her run-down Victorian house, she produces a literary journal, Vista, and provides lodging to four tenants: Robbie, a struggling writer; Georgina, a flighty debutante; Mina, an ambitious cinema usherette; and Saul, a wartime refugee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“Madam Mina, you are, as always, most wise. You shall with us come; and together we shall do that which we go forth to achieve.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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