"Canna" meaning in All languages combined

See Canna on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Canaigh; further etymology uncertain. Speculatively equated with Ptolemy's Cana. Richmond and Crawford (1949) derive this from Latin cāna (“white”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Canaigh}} Scottish Gaelic Canaigh, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|la|cāna||white}} Latin cāna (“white”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Canna
  1. An island in the Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, Highland council area, Scotland, joined to the island of Sanday by a bridge. Categories (place): Places in Highland, Scotland, Places in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Canna-en-name-xfue70~J Categories (other): Islands
  2. A town and comune in Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy. Categories (place): Municipalities of Italy, Places in Calabria, Italy, Places in Italy, Towns in Calabria, Italy, Towns in Italy
    Sense id: en-Canna-en-name-5xBlGiHB
  3. A small town in the Shire of Morawa, Mid West region, Western Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Western Australia, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Western Australia, Australia
    Sense id: en-Canna-en-name--o3DM5ks Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 1 57 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 2 41 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 48 23

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin canna (“reed”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|canna||reed}} Latin canna (“reed”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Canna|nogendercat=1}} Canna f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cannaceae – canna lilies, native to the New World tropics, naturalized elsewhere. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Canna indica (english: type species) Derived forms: Zygocanna
    Sense id: en-Canna-mul-name-eFEe2MbM Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus), Zingiberales order plants Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Spermatophytina (english: subphylum), angiosperms (english: family), monocots (english: family), commelinids (english: clades), Zingiberales (english: order), Cannaceae (english: family)
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