niña

¹

[nee-nyah]

noun

Spanish.

plural

niñas 

1. girl; child.

Nina

²

[nee-nuh, nahy-]

noun

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

Niña

³

[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.

Niña

/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters - aged six and five - were rescued on 9 July by policemen on a routine patrol in a forest in the southern state of Karnataka.

From BBC

Eleanor initially makes the right choice, declining to participate, before making the wrong one, calling Nina and inviting her over when her own grandson doesn’t show up for Shabbat dinner.

From Los Angeles Times

Nina Downing, Vet Nurse from PDSA, a vet charity, says she always recommends only giving your pet medicine which has been prescribed by a vet.

From BBC

Buonaccorsi chimes in, referencing a quote from “the great” Nina Simone: “An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nina Hughes won her bantamweight world title in four fights, Claressa Shields had three middleweight world titles in seven bouts.

From BBC