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

No doubt the system failed Nina and broke both of them, but I think we’re meant to see that something isn’t quite right with Cassie, as her obsession with Nina goes beyond friendship in a way that’s designed to be flawed and uncomfortable.

From Vox

Their spy, Nina, lives in disguise among the enemy, risking everything, dancing on the razor’s edge of discovery.

From Washington Post

The 911 caller, a woman named Nina, seemed to have a connection with the spa but wasn’t on the premises.

From Washington Post

Nina, her partner locked away from her, becomes increasingly desperate.

From Time

That last point begs the question of why Nina never even considers trying to tell the truth about her relationship with Madeleine to her daughter.

From Washington Blade

You can see that with Nina, definitely, in the first few episodes.

From The Daily Beast

In some cases, such as those of Dallas nurses Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, the body figures out how to fight back.

From The Daily Beast

“Like Nina Pham, she is a heroic person—a person who has dedicated her life to helping others,” he told a press conference.

From The Daily Beast

Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears By Nina Strochlic A death-defying magical box.

From The Daily Beast

In 2003 Nina Clarkin, a British player, became the first woman to play on a team that won the Veuve Cliquot Gold Cup.

From The Daily Beast

This insect is of Godart's fifth size, and comes very near to his Pieris nina.

From Project Gutenberg

The improbability of it struck Nina as she went to and fro in the inner room, preparing their supper.

From Project Gutenberg

He said something inaudible to Nina and went out of the room with a light, energetic stride.

From Project Gutenberg

And Nina, with her murkiness, was manifestly in love with this spiritual, this mystical young man.

From Project Gutenberg

He noticed that she and Nina talked in low, rapid voices, as if they feared that at any moment the old man might awake.

From Project Gutenberg