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Abbreviations
- AB Nyköpings AutomobilfabrikAB Nyköpings AutomobilfabrikAB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik founded in 1937 was an automobile manufacturer in Nyköping that assembled trucks from Chrysler, DeSoto, Plymouth, Fargo and later also Škoda and Standard and from the mid 1950s also Simca. In 1960 the company was bought by SAAB and renamed SAAB-ANA and changed into...
- Administration for Native AmericansAdministration for Native AmericansThe Administration for Native Americans is a department of the United States Department of Health and Human Services established in 1974 through the Native American Programs Act ....
, a program in the Administration for Children and Families - Afghan National ArmyAfghan National ArmyThe Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...
- Agency for New AmericansAgency for New AmericansThe Agency for New Americans is the arm of the Episcopal Migration Ministries in Boise, Idaho which serves the primary and secondary enculturation needs of refugees...
, a refugee organization in Boise, Idaho - Agência Nacional de Águas, Brazilian National Water Agency
- Albanian National ArmyAlbanian National ArmyThe Albanian National Army , is an ethnic Albanian organization closely associated with the Kosovo Liberation Army — operating in the Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo...
- All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
, Japan's second-largest airline - American Numismatic AssociationAmerican Numismatic AssociationThe American Numismatic Association was founded in 1891 by Dr. George F. Heath in Chicago, Illinois. The ANA was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics along educational, historical and scientific lines, as well as enhance interest in the hobby.The ANA national headquarters and museum is...
- American Nurses AssociationAmerican Nurses AssociationThe American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
- ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal
- ana (programming language)
- Autonomic Network ArchitectureAutonomic Network ArchitectureThe Autonomic Network Architecture Project aims at exploring novel ways of organizing and using networks beyond legacy Internet technology. The ultimate goal is to design and develop a novel autonomic networking architecture that enables flexible, dynamic, and fully autonomous formation of network...
Project - Anti-nuclear antibodyAnti-nuclear antibodyAnti-nuclear antibodies are autoantibodies directed against contents of the cell nucleus....
, a medical term - Association of National AdvertisersAssociation of National AdvertisersThe Association of National Advertisers is a representative body for the marketing community in the United States of America. ANA’s membership includes over 400 companies with 9,000 brands that collectively spend over one hundred billion dollars in marketing communications and advertising....
- VeciVeciVeci is the nickname of the members on extended leave of the Alpini, a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II...
, or the Associazione Nazionale Alpini (National Alpini Association) - Athens News AgencyAthens News AgencyThe Athens News Agency was one of the two major news agencies in Greece, the other being the Macedonian Press Agency, before they merged together into the Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency .-History:...
- Australian National AirwaysAustralian National AirwaysAustralian National Airways was Australia's predominant carrier from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.-The Holyman Airways Period:On 19 March 1932 Flinders Island Airways began a regular aerial service using the Desoutter Mk.II VH-UEE Miss Launceston between Launceston, Tasmania and Flinders...
- Australian Natives' Association
- Various entities associated with Anaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
- Axis & Allies (2004 video game)Axis & Allies (2004 video game)Axis & Allies , also called Axis & Allies RTS, is a real-time strategy World War II computer game developed by TimeGate Studios and published by Atari. The game was released on November 2, 2004. It is based on the popular board game Axis & Allies from Milton Bradley and also on TimeGate's Kohan...
, a WWII real-time strategy computer game - Army and Navy Academy
- Association of Naval Aviation
People
- Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Spanish aristocrat
- Ana of East Anglia, a seventh century king
- Ana AlexanderAna AlexanderAna Bella Alexander Lamothe is a retired female athlete from Cuba, who mainly competed in the women's long jump event during her career.-References:*...
(born 1954), a Cuban long jumper - Ana FreeAna FreeAna Free is the stage name of Ana Gomes Ferreira, a singer, musician, songwriter and performer who has had a series of top-five hit singles, including a number one, in Portugal...
(born 1987), an English-Portuguese singer - Ana GasteyerAna GasteyerAna Kristina Gasteyer is an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best known for her comedic roles when she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002.-Early life:...
(born 1967) an American stage, film and television actress - Ana HernándezAna HernandezAna E. Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since her election in 2005 Ana E. Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since her election in 2005 Ana E. Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since...
(born 1962), a Cuban basketball player - Ana Ida AlvaresAna Ida AlvaresAna Ida Margarida Vieira Alvares is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. She competed in three Summer Olympics for her native South American...
(born 1965), a Brazilian volleyball player - Ana IvanovićAna IvanovicAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
(born 1987), a Serbian tennis player - Ana JelušićAna JelušicAna Jelušić is a female skier from Croatia. At age 15, she was the youngest athlete competing at the 2002 Winter Olympics...
(born 1986), a Croatian alpine skiier - Ana MouraAna MouraAna Moura is an internationally recognized Portuguese fado singer, and the youngest fadista to be nominated for a Dutch Edison Award.-Career:...
(born 1979), a Portuguese singer - Ana JohnssonAna JohnssonAnna Lovisa Johnsson better known by her stage name Ana Johnsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her first longplay disc titled Cuz I Can was released in April 2004 in Sweden. The international version was retitled The Way I Am and was released some months later...
(born 1977), a Swedish singer - Ana MatronicAna MatronicAna Matronic is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters.Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots"...
(born 1974), singer with the Scissor Sisters - Ana MendozaAna MendozaAna Mendoza Velasco is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Mexico. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There, she ended up in 17th place in the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay event, alongside Heike Koerner , Gabriela Gaja , and Laura Sánchez...
(born 1970), a Mexican breaststroke swimmer - Ana Mirela ŢermureAna Mirela ŢermureAna Mirela Ţermure is a retired female javelin thrower from Romania. She set her personal best on June 10, 2001 in Bucharest. Ţermure was suspended for two years due to a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1975), a Romanian javelin thrower - Ana ObregónAna ObregónAna Obregón is a Spanish actress, celebrity and socialite.She obtained a Bachelor of Sciences in Biology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid ....
(born 1955), a Spanish singer, dancer and Spanish television - Ana OrtizAna OrtizAna Ortíz is an American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a regular cast-member on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez...
(born 1971), an American actress and singer - Ana PopovićAna PopovicAna Popović is a Serbian blues guitarist and singer.-Biography:Ana Popović's father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first band at age nineteen...
(born 1976), a Serbian blues guitarist and singer - Ana ReevesAna ReevesAna Reeves Salinas , best known as Anita Reeves, is a Chilean television, film and theatre actress and occasional theatre director. In 2004 Anita received the APES prize for "Best Comedian Actress" due to her role in the telenovela Versus...
(born 1948), a Chilean television, film and theatre actress - Ana RichaAna RichaAna Maria Richa Medeiros is a retired female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Larissa França.In the 1980s she twice was a member of the Brazilian...
(born 1966), a Brazilian volleyball player - Ana RodríguezAna RodriguezAna Maria Rodríguez is a Cuban singer who has recorded under the stage names Ana and Mía. She relocated with her family to Miami, Florida in 1979...
(born 1974), a Cuban-born singer - Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA)Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA)Ana Christina Rodriguez holds the title of Miss Texas USA 2011 and was 3rd runner-up to Miss USA 2011.-Personal Life:She graduated from Concordia University Texas and currently works as a preschool teacher. She has modeled for Seventeen, Pageantry and Savvy magazines.-Miss Texas USA:She represented...
, an American beauty pageant contestant - Ana VoogAna VoogAna Clara Voog is a musician, visual artist, performance artist and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Voog is the former front woman of The Blue Up?, a pop rock band from the Minneapolis area...
(born 1966), an American musician and Internet personality
Sports
- Anaheim DucksAnaheim DucksThe Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, a professionalProfessional ice hockeyProfessional ice hockey has existed since the early 1900s. From the first professional ice hockey league based out of Michigan in the United States, it quickly grew into Canada and to many other countries, as diverse as Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom or Austria.- Canada :Professional...
NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Anaheim, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Other
- Ana (mathematics), a direction in the fourth spatial dimension
- Ana (Mother), a character in the original Mother video game
- Ana (search dog)Ana (search dog)Ana was a golden retriever search and rescue dog, known for having been the first graduate of the Search Dog Foundation's training program. Ana was one of the first search dogs to be deployed to the site of the World Trade Center.Ana was born to a backyard breeder, and proved to be too active to...
- "Ana", the sixth track on the Pixies album BossanovaBossanovaBossanova is the third album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in August 1990 on the English independent record label 4AD in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. All of Bossanovas original material was written by the band's frontman Black Francis; it...
- Slang term for anorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
, 1957 Japanese film. - Tropical Storm Ana (disambiguation), several tropical storms
- -ana-ana-ana is a suffix of Latin origin, used in English to convert nouns, usually proper names, into mass nouns, as in Shakespeareana or Dickensiana, items or stories related to William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens....
, Latinate suffix to form a mass noun