tana

¹

[tah-nuh]

noun

1. a variant of thana.

Tana

²

[tah-nah, -nuh]

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).

Tana

¹

/ 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)

tana

²

/ ˈtɑːnə /

noun

1. a small Madagascan lemur, Phaner furcifer

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tana¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Word History and Origins

Origin of tana¹

C19: from Malay tūpai tana ground squirrel

Example Sentences

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

Scientists think the Tana river, Ethiopia's mountains and towns separated this animal from other giraffes in the north of the region.

From BBC

Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijević, was a professional soccer player before opening the clubby red-sauce Italian restaurant in 1964, running it until he sold it in 2009.

From Los Angeles Times

The details of Tana’s death were confirmed by L.A. historian Alison Martino, a friend of the restaurant’s current owner, Sonja Perencevic, who purchased it from its founder.

From Los Angeles Times

Martino, who runs the eatery’s Facebook page — where a message posted Saturday announced Tana’s death — said that Perencevic was close with the former proprietor and had been with him in Belgrade on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times