Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lah nee-nyah]
- /lɑ ˈni nyɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lah nee-nyah]
- /lɑ ˈni nyɑ/
Definitions of la nina words
- noun la nina a cool ocean current that develops off the coast of Ecuador and Peru, sometimes following an El Niño but causing nearly the opposite extreme weather conditions. 1
- noun la nina a cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific, occurring in certain years 0
- noun la nina periodic, significant cooling of the surface waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which causes abnormal weather patterns 0
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Origin of la nina
First appearance:
before 1985 One of the 1% newest English words
1985-90; < Spanish: literally, the female child; patterned after El Niño
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Parts of speech for La nina
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
la nina popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".