tana

¹ American  

[tah-nuh] / ˈtɑ nə /

noun

1. a variant of thana.

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Tana ² American  

[tah-nah, -nuh] / ˈtɑ nɑ, -nə /

noun

1. a river in eastern Africa, the longest river in Kenya, where it flows eastward before turning south to the Indian Ocean: site of a series of hydroelectric dams. 620 miles (998 kilometers) long.

2. Formerly Tsana.  Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia, located in the Amhara Region and the source of the Blue Nile: recognized for its historical, cultural, ecological, and international significance. 1,200 square miles (3,100 square kilometers).

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Tana ¹ British  

/ ˈtɑːnə /

noun

1. a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq km (1418 sq miles)

2. a river in E Kenya, rising in the Aberdare Range and flowing in a wide curve east to the Indian Ocean: the longest river in Kenya. Length: 708 km (440 miles)

3. Finnish name: Teno.  a river in NE Norway, flowing generally northeast as part of the border between Norway and Finland to the Arctic Ocean by Tana Fjord. Length: about 320 km (200 miles)

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tana ² British  

/ ˈtɑːnə /

noun

1. a small Madagascan lemur, Phaner furcifer

2. a large tree shrew, Tupaia tana, of Sumatra and Borneo

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Etymology

Origin of Tana

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

She is the second-eldest of Gordon and Tana Ramsay's six children.

From BBC

Patti, the Michael and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry in Art & Sciences and of genetics and medicine at WashU Medicine, has previously shown that fructose processed by the liver can be diverted in ways that fuel cancer cell growth.

From Science Daily

Dan Tana:, external Former Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht, Hannover and Montreal player became chairman of Brentford and helped the club earn promotion to the Third Division.

From BBC

I would stretch the idea of “British crime writer” to Ireland and invite Tana French to pick her brains about her gift at depicting locations so brilliantly.

From Los Angeles Times

Fave hangout spots: “I love anywhere that feels like I’m time traveling so a classic margarita at Casa Vega, the eggplant parmigiana at Dan Tana’s, a show in the close-up gallery of the Magic Castle or a martini at Musso & Frank’s always deliver,” says Berman, who also loves to browse the Rose Bowl Flea Market for midcentury treasures and vintage band T-shirts.

From Los Angeles Times