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Tanna.

An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

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Meaning & usage

name
  1. An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

Where this word comes from

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq (“earth, soil”).

noun
  1. Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE.

Where this word comes from

From Hebrew תַּנָּא (tannā), from Aramaic.

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