Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people inhabiting coastal areas in China, traditionally living on small boats clustered in colonies.
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- noun A member of a group of people in southern
China who traditionally live onjunks .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She called a press conference in a vacant store in Manhattan where Waka Tanka, a Sioux Indian mystery man wearing a rubber suit, was lowered into a metal container and a ton and a half of ice was frozen around him.
The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006
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She called a press conference in a vacant store in Manhattan where Waka Tanka, a Sioux Indian mystery man wearing a rubber suit, was lowered into a metal container and a ton and a half of ice was frozen around him.
The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006
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At Macào, upon this occasion, the proprietors of the "Tanka" and "pull away" boats drew them on shore, some distance from the landing, and close to the houses.
Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay
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It’s called the Tanka Bar and it’s made with South Dakota bison and Wisconsin cranberries.
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7 + 7 • Tanka [Short Poem] = 5 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 7 (31 syllab.) "Tanka" poetry (also called "Waka") later became an independent genre
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Many of his followers fled to seek refuge with his half-brother, Si Tanka Big Foot.
Tim Giago: December 29, 'A Day That Will Live in Infamy' for the Lakota Tim Giago 2011
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Many of his followers fled to seek refuge with his half-brother, Si Tanka Big Foot.
Tim Giago: December 29, 'A Day That Will Live in Infamy' for the Lakota Tim Giago 2011
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Tanka the elephant and Skunka the skunk are best friends.
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Bold illustrations cavort across the page as Tanka and Skunk lead the riotous dance.
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The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation company came up with the Tanka Bar as a modern-day spinoff of a traditional Lakota food called "wasna" that sustained Great Plains Indians during long trips centuries ago.
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