Una

[ oo-nuh, yoo- ]

/ ˈu nə, ˈyu- /

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noun

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”

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Words nearby Una

Umtata, umu, UMW, umwelt, un, Una, unabashed, unabashedly, unabated, unable, unabridged

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How to use Una in a sentence

No Sherr-una Booker she, however; when the police came, Giraldo changed her mind about the alleged slashing.
The Worst Governor for Women|Linda Hirshman|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Estne una lex pro ista a natura castrata et alia pro muliere a chirurgo castrata et tertia pro vetula senectute castrata?
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Ang mag-una mauy mupikat sa mga tag-as sagbut, The one in front has to push the tall grass to the sides.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Her Una and the lion is large and free—the face of Una nor quite the thing.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various

A large foot is a thing held in horror by the Limeñas: they call it una pataza inglesa (an English paw).
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Una can take care of herself perfectly well, without your playing the lion.
Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for Una

UNA

abbreviation for (in Britain)

United Nations Association

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