niña

¹

[ nee-nyah ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural ni·ñas [nee, -nyahs].

1. girl; child.

Nina

²

[ nee-nuh, nahy- ]

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

Niña

³

[ neen-yuh, nee-nuh; Spanish nee-nyah ]

noun

1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

Niña

/ ˈniːnə; ˈniɲa /

noun

1. the Niña
   one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492

Example Sentences

“Sometimes it may be linked to broader shifts, such as the El Niño and La Niña cycle, but this is not always the case,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the only long-term predictive measures that forecasters can use, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle, or ENSO, remains in neutral, meaning that the Pacific Ocean isn’t currently in either a La Niña or El Niño cycle.

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La Niña years typically favor drier conditions for the southwestern U.S.

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“It also gave us a chance to share the origins of the sculpture and its sculptress — Nina Saemundsson — prior to its descent into obscurity.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Prometheus statue by artist Nina Saemundsson was erected in 1935 by the federal Works Progress Administration and is one of several art pieces in the park.

From Los Angeles Times