Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name . A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian name Яна (Jána). - proper noun A river in
Sakha (Yakutia ),Russia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California
- noun the Yanan language spoken by the Yana
Etymologies
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Examples
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When he called Yana, she became so excited that he felt it would better that he take a taxi home.
unknown title 2009
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The amnesty was granted on the banks of the river Yana-yacu, and here they were called Yana-yacu-cuna, corrupted into Yana-cona.
History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
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As the pardon was proclaimed in Yana-yacu, he ordered that all the pardoned should be called Yana-yacus.
History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
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While doing this the Inca came to a place called Yana-yacu, which means
History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
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On Saturday morning Oct from 11 to noon, at a Disney Hall gleaming in the downtown sun, virtuoso pianist Yana Reznik hosted the season's first Toyota Symphonies For Youth concert.
Laurence Vittes: Toyota Concerts for Children Launches Season at Disney Hall Laurence Vittes 2010
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Through the few words they exchanged, through the comfortable silences between the words, [Kroeber] felt Ishi trying to help him in his own loss, to comfort him, to transmit to him something of the strength and wisdom of his own Yana faith .
Theodora Kroeber 2010
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From what I saw in the audience, many lives were touched, with Yana Reznik playing her dual role to absolute perfection.
Laurence Vittes: Toyota Concerts for Children Launches Season at Disney Hall Laurence Vittes 2010
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Yana Kramer , who does business development at WyeTree Asset Management out of London, called the verdict "another message that just because someone may invest with a big guy, that it doesn't mean that they're safe."
News Rocks Hedge Funds Gregory Zuckerman 2011
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On Saturday morning Oct from 11 to noon, at a Disney Hall gleaming in the downtown sun, virtuoso pianist Yana Reznik hosted the season's first Toyota Symphonies For Youth concert.
Laurence Vittes: Toyota Concerts for Children Launches Season at Disney Hall Laurence Vittes 2010
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From what I saw in the audience, many lives were touched, with Yana Reznik playing her dual role to absolute perfection.
Laurence Vittes: Toyota Concerts for Children Launches Season at Disney Hall Laurence Vittes 2010
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