ETNA

Etna, Mount Etna, Mt Etna

(noun) an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

etna (plural etnas)

A kind of small, portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.

Anagrams

• Aten, Etan, Nate, Tean, Tena, anet, ante, ante-, neat, neta, ta'en

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Etna

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

Synonym: Mount Etna (in full)

A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Etna

A river that flows through in Etnedal and Nordre Land municipalities, Oppland, Norway.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Etna

A female given name from Irish

Anagrams

• Aten, Etan, Nate, Tean, Tena, anet, ante, ante-, neat, neta, ta'en

Source: Wiktionary


Et"na, n.

Definition: A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp. There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry. V. Baker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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