Niña

¹

[neen-yuh, nee-nuh, nee-nyah]

noun

1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

Nina

²

[nee-nuh, nahy-]

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

niña

³

[nee-nyah]

noun

Spanish.

plural

niñas 

1. girl; child.

Niña

/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /

noun

1. one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492

Example Sentences

Teens are early adopters of the new technology, but they face higher risks because their brains, identities and critical-thinking skills are all still under development, said Dr. Nina Vasan, director at Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab.

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California Department of Justice spokesperson Nina Sheridan declined to comment on a potential investigation.

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They were married, and with Nina’s help and advice, Nikita began working his way up in the Soviet Union’s all-powerful Communist Party.

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"An artist's duty as far as I'm concerned is to reflect the times," she said, quoting musician Nina Simone.

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The weather service's Varilla said that higher numbers of cyclones typically accompany La Nina, a naturally occurring climate pattern that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

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