alta

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/ˈɑːltə/

noun

Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

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Meanings

alta1

nounalta (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

Alta2

proper noun

alternative Alta.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.

Alta3

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.

    "I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -

    1870 Mary Mapes Dodge: St. Nicholas:A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls: page 725 (Little Menan Light)
  2. rareA male given name from Latin.
  3. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
  4. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mahawar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

alta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alta

MLA

“alta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alta.

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