"Tina" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtiːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tina.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Tinas [plural]
Etymology: Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ina}} Latin -ina Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Tina (countable and uncountable, plural Tinas)
  1. A female given name. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  2. A female given name.
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-name-jRvqiMvH Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  3. A female given name.
    A female given name from Latin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-name-YCBtGZBn Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  4. A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-name-F0Ch2V-4 Categories (other): Lakes, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 7 30 23 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 3 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 8 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 10 7 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tibette Related terms (long form female given names): Albertina, Christina, Martina, Valentina
Disambiguation of 'long form female given names': 33 33 33 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtiːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tina.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ina}} Latin -ina Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Tina (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of tina (“crystal meth”). Tags: alt-of, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: tina (extra: crystal meth)
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-noun-wo7AJuzB

Phrase

IPA: /ˈtiːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tina.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ina}} Latin -ina Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} Tina
  1. Alternative letter-case form of TINA (“there is no alternative”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: TINA (extra: there is no alternative)
    Sense id: en-Tina-en-phrase-lB8NSpju
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      "expansion": "Tina",
      "name": "en-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "there is no alternative",
          "word": "TINA"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of TINA (“there is no alternative”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "TINA",
          "TINA#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtiːnə/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tina"
}

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{
  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''A female given name.'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "Tina"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Tina",
  "trace": ""
}

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