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Mina
Definitions
- 1 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
- 2 A female given name.
- 3 a valley near Mecca
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
- 1 Alternative spelling of myna. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. historical
"What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2)."
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- 4 A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. historical
"Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.
Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).
Borrowed from Arabic مِنَى (minā).
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