tana

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noun

The banxring or tree shrew.

OriginFrench Tana ← Malagasy Antananarivo →
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Meanings

tana1

nountana (plural tanas)

plural tanas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of thana.

tana2

nountana (plural tanas)

plural tanas

  1. The banxring or tree shrew.

Tana3

proper noun
  1. Nickname for Antananarivo: the capital and largest city of Madagascar.

Tana4

proper noun
  1. A lake in Ethiopia.

Tana5

nounTana (plural Tanas or Tanaim)

plural Tanas · plural Tanaim

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Tanna (“a rabbinic sage”).

Tana6

proper noun
  1. A female given name, Alternative form of Tanya.

Tana7

proper noun
  1. A river in Kenya.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antananarivo

Origin

Tana · proper noun

  1. MalagasyAntananarivo
  2. FrenchTananariveclip.
  3. FrenchTana
  4. EnglishTana

Borrowed from French Tana.

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Tana · proper noun

  1. Amharicጣና
  2. Amharicጣና
  3. EnglishTana

Borrowed from Amharic ጣና (ṭana).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnatNataantanaattaan
Cite this entry
APA

tana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tana

MLA

“tana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tana.

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