Ta·na (tä n , -nä), Lake also Lake Tsa·na (tsä-) A lake of northwest Ethiopia. It is the largest lake in the country and the source of the Blue Nile. |
tana [ˈtɑːnə]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small Madagascan lemur, Phaner furcifer
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large tree shrew, Tupaia tana, of Sumatra and Borneo
[from Malay tūpai tana ground squirrel]
Tana [ˈtɑːnə]
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1. (Placename) Lake. Also called: (Lake) Tsana. a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft.) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq. km (1418 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a river in E Kenya, rising in the Aberdare Range and flowing in a wide curve east to the Indian Ocean: the longest river in Kenya. Length: 708 km (440 miles)
3. (Placename) a river in NE Norway, flowing generally northeast as part of the border between Norway and Finland to the Arctic Ocean by Tana Fjord. Length: about 320 km (200 miles) Finnish name Teno
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