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nanea

nanea noun: the vine Vigna marina.

Noun

nanea

  1. The vine Vigna marina.

Proper noun capitalized: Nanea

Nanea

  1. A Persian goddess mentioned in the Bible.
    • For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's priests.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Maccabees 1:13

Questions about nanea

What does nanea mean?
Nanea means the vine Vigna marina.
What part of speech is nanea?
Nanea can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nanea in the dictionary

  1. nandus
  2. nanduti
  3. Nandy
  4. Nandyal
  5. Nane
  6. nanea
  7. Nanette
  8. Nanez
  9. Nanezes
  10. Nanfen
  11. nang

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