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Mina

 
Dictionary: mi·na

n. pl. L. Minæ , E. Minas .

An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.


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IN BRIEF: n. - Tropical Asian starlings.

Tutor's tip: If one "myna" (a bird) weighed one "mina" (a unit of weight in ancient Greece), how many pounds would it weigh?

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tropical Asian starlings
  Synonyms: myna, mynah, minah, myna bird, mynah bird


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  • Mina (singer) (born 1940), Italian singer
  • Menes or Mina (fl. c. 3100 BCE), legendary Egyptian ruler
  • Saint Menas or St. Mina (fl. 3rd century CE), Coptic religious leader
  • Shim Mina or Mina (born 1972), Korean singer

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