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Atira

Atira proper noun: atira, a goddess of the Earth in Pawnee religion/mythology. Also the ellipsis of Atira asteroid.

Proper noun

Atira

  1. Atira, a goddess of the Earth in Pawnee religion/mythology.
  2. 163693 Atira, the 163693th asteroid registered, named Atira.

Also used as

Atira is also the ellipsis of Atira asteroid.

Forms of Atira

pluralAtiras

Origin of Atira

From Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“'our mother', voc. 'Mother'”).

Phrases with Atira

Questions about Atira

What does Atira mean?
Atira means atira, a goddess of the Earth in Pawnee religion/mythology.
What part of speech is Atira?
Atira is a proper noun.

Words near Atira in the dictionary

  1. Atipolo
  2. atiprimod
  3. atiprosin
  4. atiptoe
  5. Atiquizaya
  6. Atira
  7. Atira asteroid
  8. Atira asteroids
  9. Atiras
  10. ATIS
  11. atisane

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