I. ˈantə noun
( plural antas -əz ; or an·tae -ˌtē, -ˌtī)
Etymology: Latin; akin to Old Norse önd anteroom, Sanskrit ātā doorframe, Armenian dr- and doorjamb
: a pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination
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II. “, ˈän- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese, tapir, elk, from Spanish anta elk, modification of Arabic lamṭ
: tapir
III. noun
( plural anta “ ; or antas -əz)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Portuguese, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : a Tupian people dwelling west of the lower Tocantins river in northern Brazil — called also Tapirana
b. : a member of this people
2. : the Tupian language of the Anta people