-ANA


Meaning of -ANA in English

A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary.      Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster.