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Definition: Mina |
MinaNoun1. Tropical Asian starlings. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mina" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1852. (references) |
Etymology: Mina \Mi"na\, noun; plural Latin Min[ae], English Minas. [Latin, from Greek.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Mina is a town located in Chautauqua County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,176.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.0 km² (36.3 mi²). 92.9 km² (35.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.21% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,176 people, 456 households, and 336 families residing in the town. The population density is 12.7/km² (32.8/mi²). There are 750 housing units at an average density of 8.1/km² (20.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.13% White, 0.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 456 households out of which 28.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% are married couples living together, 3.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% are non-families. 23.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 2.99. In the town the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $40,139, and the median income for a family is $45,074. Males have a median income of $32,391 versus $22,404 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,240. 9.3% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.4% are under the age of 18 and 7.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mina, New York."
Synonyms: MinaSynonyms: minah (n), myna (n), myna bird (n), mynah (n), mynah bird (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Mina |
| English words defined with "mina": Minae, Minas. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mina" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (mine), Faeroese (mine), Italian (lead, mine), Latin (drive, force, Greek weight unit, impel, its weight of silver, menaces, pinnacles, projecting points, push, threaten, threats, warning signs), Occitan (mine), Papiamen (mine), Polish (expression), Portuguese (lead, mine, storehouse), Romanian (mine, rein, undermine), Serbo-Croatian (lead, mine), Spanish (bonanza, lead, mine, pit, quarry, refill, storehouse), Swedish (mine, my), Turkish (Mina), Zulu (I). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Mina, to walk with me you must die to your breathing life and be reborn to mine (Dracula; writing credit: James V. Hart) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mina Alaska (1968) Provereno nema mina (1965) Alla mina söner (1965) La Mina (1958) Esa voz es una mina (1956) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Caption: Bldg. 5, Legal Dept., Left to Right, Mina McArthur, Anna Klehm, Delos Holden, Alexander Elliot Is Standing; West Orange, NJ; May, 1904; {10.389/17} (jpg). |  | Caption: Edison at Glenmont, Cutting a Birthday Cake on His 80th Birthday, Mina Edison at His Side; West Orange, NJ; February 11, 1927; {14.110/10} (jpg). |
 | Caption: "Decimals," a Group of Akron Childhood Friends, Mina Miller Edison, Second from Right, Seated in Back Row, Cara Wise Miller, Center, Front; Akron, OH; 1870s?; {14.352/13} (jpg). |  | Caption: Hulbert Hitchcock, the Artist, and Mina Edison Looking at Hitchcock's Painting of Edison at Glenmont; West Orange, NJ; 1932; {14.352/33} (jpg). |
 | Caption: Theodore Edison and Mina Edison with Spaniel; West Orange, NJ; Ca. 1905; {14.354/9} (jpg). |  | Caption: Portrait of Edison and Mina Edison; Ca. 1908; {14.355/15} (jpg). |
 | Group portrait at Constantin Brancusi's studio of Brancusi, Tristan Tzara, unidentified woman, Mina Loy, Jane Heap, and Margaret Anderson. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dr. Mina Rees, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mina, South Dakota (vicinity.) National Manufacturers Association signboard. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mina. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Mina" by Tijs Gerritsen Commentary: "Mina, the cat of my girlfriend, staying over for a couple of days." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Togo | Languages: French (official), local (Ewe, Mina, Kabye). (references) |
Oman | The Muscat capital area has both an international airport at Seeb and a deepwater port at Mina Qaboos. (references) | |
Bahrain | It will form a link between the new Hidd Port/Industrial Area to the existing Port Mina Sulman and to Manama. (references) | |
Minorities | Togo | Major ethnic groups include the Ewe (between 20 and 25 percent of the population), the Kabye (between 10 and 15 percent), the Kotokoli (between 10 and 15 percent), the Moba (between 10 to 15 percent), and the Mina (approximately 5 percent). (references) |
Togo | The Ewe and Mina are the largest ethnic groups in the southern region, where abundant rainfall and access to the sea have been conducive to farming and trade; the Kabye are the largest group in the drier, landlocked, less populous, and less prosperous northern region. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Mina" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Mina" is used about 69 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 69 | 40,280 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "mina" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mina | First name Female | 8,000 | 1,029 |
| Mina | Last name | 1,000 | 17,232 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Mina, SD |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "mina": mina-khani. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mina | 341 | mina loy | 9 |
ara mina | 286 | mina nude suvari | 9 |
harker mina | 109 | ji mina won | 8 |
mina shin | 109 | korean mina | 8 |
mina murray | 56 | korean mina singer | 8 |
mina seung | 40 | bird mina | 8 |
may mina | 23 | clavero mina | 8 |
ara mina nude | 21 | dahaf mina tzemah | 8 |
aikawa mina | 18 | anwar mina | 7 |
mina mongoose | 16 | francisco javier mina | 7 |
mina tander | 15 | mina sd | 7 |
mina royale | 13 | cup korea mina world | 7 |
mina kawai | 13 | ara mina nude picture | 7 |
ara mina picture | 11 | ara mina nude photo | 7 |
badie mina | 10 | mina pic shin | 7 |
mina suvari | 10 | ara mina naked | 6 |
dos estrellas mina | 9 | mina nam | 6 |
dracula mina | 9 | mina picture shin | 6 |
bilder mina | 9 | cordova mina | 6 |
mina nv | 9 | mina ibuki | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "mina"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | Mina, Yunan Ağırlık Birimi. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ma-na. (various references) |
| Akkadian | 3000 BCE-Modern | manû. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ge epi touV doulouV mou kai epi taV doulaV mou en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV ekcew apo tou pneumatoV mou kai profhteusousin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et quidem super servos meos et super ancillas meas in diebus illis effundam de Spiritu meo et prophetabunt |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Efne on minum þeowum,ge on þeningmannum ge on þinenum,sceall ic ageotan mina Gast on þæm ilcum dæge,and hi sculan forewitegian. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And on my seruauntis and myn handmaidens in tho daies Y schal schede out of my spirit, and thei schulen prophecie. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And on my servauts and on my honde maydens I will powre out of my sprete in those dayes and they shall prophesye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And on my servants, and on my hand-maidens I will, in those days, pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Albanian | Në ato ditë do të përhap nga Fryma im mbi shërbëtorët e mi dhe mbi shërbëtoret e mia, dhe do të profetizojnë. |
| Cebuano | oo, ug niadtong mga adlawa ang akong mga ulipong lalaki ug ang akong mga ulipong babaye pagabobuan ko sa akong Espiritu, ug sila magahimog mga profesiya. |
| Croatian | Èak æu i na sluge i sluškinje svoje izliti Duha svojeg u dane one i proricat æe. |
| Danish | Ja, endog over mine Trælle og over mine Trælkvinder vil jeg i de Dage udgyde af min Ånd, og de skulle profetere. |
| Dutch | En ook op Mijn dienstknechten, en op Mijn dienstmaagden, zal Ik in die dagen van Mijn Geest uitstorten, en zij zullen profeteren. |
| Finnish | Ja myös palvelijaini ja palvelijattarieni päälle minä niinä päivinä vuodatan Henkeni, ja he ennustavat. |
| French | Oui, sur mes serviteurs et sur mes servantes, Dans ces jours-là, je répandrai de mon Esprit; et ils prophétiseront. |
| German | und auf meine Knechte und auf meine Mägde will ich in denselben Tagen von meinem Geist ausgießen, und sie sollen weissagen. |
| Haitian Creole | Wi, lè sa a, m'ap vide Lespri m' sou tout sèvitè m' yo, fi kou gason, epi y'a bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kepada hamba-hamba-Ku pun--baik laki-laki maupun perempuan--,akan Kucurahkan Roh-Ku pada hari-hari itu. Mereka akan memberitahukan hal-hal yang Aku beritahukan kepada mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan ke atas segala hamba-Ku laki-laki dan perempuan pun, Aku akan mencurahkan Roh-Ku pada masa itu, dan mereka itu akan bernubuat. |
| Maori | Ae, ka ringihia ano e ahau toku Wairua i aua ra, ki aku pononga tane, ki aku pononga wahine; a ka poropiti ratou. |
| Norwegian | ja, endog over mine træler og over mine trælkvinner vil jeg i hine dager utgyde av min Ånd, og de skal tale profetiske ord. |
| Portuguese | e sobre os meus servos e sobre as minhas servas derramarei do meu Espírito naqueles dias, e eles profetizarão. |
| Rumanian | Da, chiar wi peste robii Mei wi peste roabele Mele voi turna, kn zilele acelea, din Duhul Meu, wi vor prooroci. |
| Shuar | Tura aishmansha nuwasha winia takartin ainia Núnaka winia Wakantrun akuptukartatjai. Túram niisha Wíi Túramun áujmatiartatui. |
| Spanish | De cierto, sobre mis siervos y mis siervas en aquellos días derramaré de mi Espíritu, y profetizarán. |
| Swahili | Naam, hata watumishi wangu, wanaume kwa wanawake, nitawamiminia Roho wangu, siku zile, nao watautangaza ujumbe wangu. |
| Swedish | ja, över mina tjänare och mina tjänarinnor skall jag i de dagarna utgjuta av min Ande, och de skola profetera. |
| Uma | Rata-rata hi batua-ku, tomane ba tobine, kuwai' -ra Inoha' -ku hi eo toe mpai', pai' -ra mpohowa' lolita-ku. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mina": minable, minacities, minacity, minae, minaret, minarets, minas, minatory, minaudiere, minaudieres. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "mina": abdomina, agnomina, alumina, cognomina, foramina, germina, gravamina, lamina, limina, lumina, nomina, numina, praenomina, prenomina, putamina, rumina, semina, stamina, tegmina, tegumina, velamina, vimina. (additional references) | |
Words containing "mina": abdominal, abdominally, abominable, abominably, abominate, abominated, abominates, abominating, abomination, abominations, abominator, abominators, acuminate, agminate, aluminas, aluminate, aluminates, antidiscrimination, bigeminal, brominate, brominated, brominates, brominating, bromination, brominations, cacuminal, carminative, carminatives, chrominance, chrominances, codetermination, codeterminations, codominant, codominants, cognominal, commination, comminations, comminatory, contaminant, contaminants, contaminate, contaminated, contaminates, contaminating, contamination, contaminations, contaminative, contaminator, contaminators, criminal, criminalistics. (additional references) | |
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"Mina" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aminah, emena, Emina, hina, imne, inna, maan, Mainau, mana, manah, manao, Manau, manavi, manaw, Manja, manq, manva, manza, Mbna, meeja, meena, meina, Meinam, melna, menae, menai, menar, mene, Menga, Menna, menz, mesna, mian, miau, miba, Mida, Mienne, Mihnea, mija, mijn, mika, Milna, milne, mima, Minack, minal, minar, Minaya, minc, minca, minda, minea, minew, minf, ming, minga, Minia, minit, minix, minja, Minka, minn, minna, minne, minni, mino, Minol, minou, Minox, minsa, minta, Minw, miraj, Mirna, misa, mita, miva, mixa, Miya, Miyah, miza, mizna, Miznah, mna, Mnda, mnea, mnei, mnie, mnla, mno, mnu, monam, monaw, monax, Monja, monlam, mrna, Msika, msne, muan, muna, Munka, myan, myia, mylna, myma, mynap, myne, myng, myni, myno, nima, nimal, nimat, Omina, Qina, Umana, Umunna, zina. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mina" (pronounced mē"nu or mi"nu) |
| 3 | -ē" n u | arena, ballerina, cantina, catena, concertina, Farina, galena, hyena, Marina, patina, Pina, Regina, Salina, subpoena, vena, verbena, Vina. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: amin, main. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-m-n" | |
-1 letter: aim, ain, ami, ani, man, nam, nim. | |
-2 letters: ai, am, an, in, ma, mi, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-m-n" | |
+1 letter: amain, amine, amino, amins, amnia, amnic, amnio, anima, anime, animi, gamin, inarm, liman, mains, mania, manic, matin, mavin, minae, minas, nizam. | |
+2 letters: aidman, aidmen, aiming, airman, airmen, alumin, alumni, amidin, amines, aminic, ammine, ammino, amnion, amnios, anemia, anemic, animal, animas, animes, animis, animus, anomic, anomie, arming, caiman, camion, cinema, daimen, daimon, diamin, domain, enigma, etamin, famine, faming, firman, gamine, gaming, gamins, haemin, harmin, iceman, immane, impawn, inarms, infamy, inmate, inseam, intima, jasmin, kamsin, kinema, lamina, laming, limans, limina, lingam, lumina, macing, magian, maiden, mainly, making, malign, maline, malkin, maniac, manias, manics, manila, manioc, manito, manitu, mantic, mantid, mantis, margin, marina, marine, marlin, martin, mating, matins, mattin, mavins, mawing, maying, mayvin, mazing, meanie, median, medina, menial, mesian, minima, minyan, naming, nanism, nizams, nomina, numina, oilman, paynim, pitman, remain, rumina, saimin, semina, simian, tamein, taming, tinman, titman, vimina. | |
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