Tsana

[ tsah-nah, -nuh ]

noun

1. Lake Tsa·na, former name of Lake Tana.

Tsana

/ ˈtsɑːnə /

noun

1. Lake Tsana
   another name for (Lake) Tana

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tsana¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Dimo was pleased, and when he went back to the place where Diepe’s brother lived, he told Diepe’s mother that her son was being well looked after in that other place and that now he had come to take Diepe- tsana to join him.

From Literature

N.E. of Lake Tsana, a splendid view of which is obtained from the castle.

From Project Gutenberg

Fathers Mendez and Lobo traversed the deserts between the coast of the Red sea and the mountains, became acquainted with Lake Tsana, and discovered the sources of the Blue Nile in 1624-1633.

From Project Gutenberg

Since then she has acquired peaceably what she wants most in the country: control of Lake Tsana, source of the Blue Nile and life blood of the thriving Sudan cotton fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

One reason why the U. S. should participate so elaborately in an Abyssinian ceremony: J. G. White Engineering Corp. of New York has a large contract with Ras Taffari to dam Lake Tsana, source of the Blue Nile, to build Abyssinian highways.*

From Time Magazine Archive