CUNA

Meaning of CUNA in English

/kooh"neuh/ , n. , pl. Cunas , ( esp. collectively ) Cuna for 1.

1. a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.

2. the Chibchan language spoken by the Cuna.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CUNA — n cradle (= rocking or swinging bed); canto de cuna cradlesong
Interlingua English vocab
CUNA — Chibchan-speaking Indian people who once occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring San Blas Islands …
Английский словарь Британика
CUNA — ˈkünə noun ( plural cuna or cunas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUNA — ■ noun variant spelling of Kuna .
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUNA — n. Chibchan-speaking Indian people who once occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring San Blas …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CREDIT UNION — Credit cooperative formed by a group of people with some common bond who, in effect, save their money together and …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE INDIAN — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&I : an American Indian of light or partially albino complexion: as a. : a Cuna …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUNAN — ˈkünən noun ( plural cunan or cunans ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Cuna + -an 1. : a language family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHICHA — ˈchēchə noun or chi·ca -ēkə ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, probably from Cuna chichah (co-pah), literally, corn drink : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIBCHAN — -chən adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of or relating to a language stock of Colombia and Central America including …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAN BLAS — /sahn blahs"/ 1. Gulf of , a gulf of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama. 2. Isthmus of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOLA — mola 1 /moh"leuh/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) mola , ( esp. referring to two or more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KUNA — [ 'ku:nə ] (also Cuna ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an American …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUAN — [guan] n [alter. of earlier quam, prob. fr. Cuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama] (1743): any of various large tropical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREDIT UNION — credit cooperative formed by an organized group of people with some common bond who, in effect, save their money together …
Britannica English vocabulary
PANAMA, ISTHMUS OF — Spanish Istmo De Panam, land link extending east-west about 400 miles (640 km) from the border of Costa Rica to …
Britannica English vocabulary
NORDENSKILD, ERLAND — born July 19, 1877, Strmm, Sweden died July 5, 1932, Stockholm in full Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskild Swedish ethnologist, archaeologist, …
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MARTNEZ SIERRA, GREGORIO — born May 6, 1881, Madrid died Oct. 1, 1947, Madrid poet and playwright whose dramatic works contributed significantly to the …
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KUNA — also spelled Cuna Chibchan-speaking Indian people who once occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring …
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GUISE, CHARLES DE LORRAINE, 4E DUC DE — (4th duke of) born Aug. 20, 1571 died Sept. 30, 1640, Cuna, Italy duke of Guise who lived through the …
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DARIN — geographic region of the easternmost Isthmus of Panama; it extends into northwestern Colombia, around the Gulf of Urab (a section …
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CHOSEN WOMEN — Quechua Aclla Cuna, or Aklya Kona ("Virgins of the Sun") in Inca religion, women who lived in temple convents under …
Britannica English vocabulary
CREDIT UNION — Credit cooperative formed by a group of people with some common bond who, in effect, save their money together and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOD — n. 25B6; noun a gift from God : THE LORD, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; Allah, Jehovah, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IBEORGUN — [Other] The culture hero of the Cuna Indians of Panama. He taught them what to eat and how to prepare …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION — сокр CUNA Национальная ассоциация кредитных союзов Отраслевая профессиональная организация, представляющая интересы 14 тыс. кредитных союзов [credit union] во всех штатах. Основана в …
CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION — (CUNA) Национальная ассоциация кредитных союзов Отраслевая профессиональная организация, представляющая интересы 14 тыс. кредитных союзов [credit union] во всех штатах. Основана …

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