a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
American Newspaper Association.
American Nurses Association.
Association of National Advertisers.
up; upwards
anadromous
again
anagram
back; backwards
anatropous
a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place
an item of or for such a collection
First recorded in 1720–30; independent use of -ana
1490–1500; < Medieval Latin < Greek aná of each
From Greek, combining form of aná; no necessary relation to on
< Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an
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For example, we know that the prepositions ina "in," "from" and ana "to, for" were sometimes run together with the word that followed.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
So I trusted in linguistic common sense, left out the verb, and made it ana libbi bābi "into the gate," pretty much like the English.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
Ine aconahive ite chi yi tua tieya ana na’que I’yo lo’, he read aloud one morning.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
“I am passing on your email to ana navarro who just came on as our immigration lawyer/advisor,” Mr. Bush replied to a constituent in an email on Jan. 31, 1999.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
Notwithstanding he loved them very much, and went into the adjoining room where they slept to take a look at them ana make sure that they were resting comfortably.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
These are similar to the Interrogative Nouns and are formed by the addition of the syllables -aua, -ana, or -ala instead of a.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
Finally, Zanasanes may be referred to the root zan or jan, "to kill," which is perhaps simply followed by the common appellative suffix -ana.
Membrane -ana: any thin, transparent, flexible body tissue: specifically the wing tissue between the veins: in Heteroptera, the thin membranous tip of the hemelytra.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The demonstrative adjectives in Fuyuge are represented by the suffixes -ana, this, -ala, this, here, -vala that, there.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
Yet there were 60,000 qualified nursing applicants turned away from nursing schools this past year, according to the A.N.A.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
When the banker who served as Ansett's board chairman suggested that he sell out to competing Australian National, Ansett fired him, eventually bought out A.N.A. himself for $6,700,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kanisius and his master Umbu Ana Rara, 31, who is three years younger than him, live in the village of Tenggedu, whose turquoise waterfalls draw intrepid tourists looking for a "hidden tropical paradise".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
‘Commissioner Ana María Archila was scheduled to meet with Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And in the small role of Bianca, with whom Cassio has a dalliance, the terrific Rebecca Ana Peña makes a fiery impression, savagely fighting back against Iago’s brutality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
She trains five days a week, three hours a day at a Santa Ana climbing facility lifting weights and practicing speed climbing techniques with other team members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
We’re in a much wider channel now: the Santa Ana River, although it's really just the memory of a river.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Morningstar maintains its fair value estimates for no-moat ANA, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines, at Y3,760, HK$9.60, and S$7.30, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
For Japanese airlines, there is an argument for being long ANA Holdings versus short Japan Airlines, the head of Japanese equity strategy says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
ANA officials were not immediately available for comment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Learning to better that invention above him? and infanted with pleasant travel— ANA.
From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben
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