Tanna

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of thana. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

    "The next mission station for us to visit was on Paama Island, where Alison Todd, an Australian nursing sister, was stationed. Alison is tall and very definite in her manner. She had worked on the island of Tanna and also at PMH before going to Paama."

Synonyms

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tannaite

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"The next mission station for us to visit was on Paama Island, where Alison Todd, an Australian nursing sister, was stationed. Alison is tall and very definite in her manner. She had worked on the island of Tanna and also at PMH before going to Paama."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”).

Etymology 2

From Hebrew תַּנָּא (tannā), from Aramaic.

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