Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An early Native American culture centered in the Ohio River valley from about the tenth century BC to about the second century AD, noted for its circular earthworks, elaborate burial mounds, and highly developed artistic style.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After the Adena , estate in south-central Ohio, the location of the type site of the culture.]

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Examples

  • His little sister is too weak to stand on her own; "Adena" must carry her, and the hunger has made her listless and unresponsive.

    International Medical Corps 2008

  • We couldn't do this as an individual family as easily because of all the medical issues, says his mom, Adena Lebeau, 42.

    Kids of Courage takes ill youths on cross-country adventure 2011

  • Perhaps try Aidan or Adena (both meaning “little fire”) for a fire character and Calder (“cold”) for an ice character.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009

  • The company's chief financial officer, Adena Friedman , departed last month, giving the electronic market operator a convenient excuse.

    Overheard: The Nasdaq Stock Mystery 2011

  • We couldn't do this as an individual family as easily because of all the medical issues, says his mom, Adena Lebeau, 42.

    Kids of Courage takes ill youths on cross-country adventure 2011

  • The store inked a partnership with Adena Urgent Care last month that would put some of the health provider's clinics in stores in Chillicothe and Washington Court House Ohio starting in January, the Chillicothe Gazette reports.

    Walmart Plans To Capitalize On Primary Care Shortage By Adding Medical Services: UPDATE 2011

  • WWF/Adena trabalhado para criar uma consciencialização nas pessoas sobre as implicações das mudanças climáticase de que tudo chegará a um fim de não fizermos algo para parar.

    WWF Red 2008

  • Para comunicar isso e para que as pessoas aderissem à WWF/Adena nesta época natalícia, foram colocadas páginas a dizer "FIM" no meio de livros em livrarias espanholas, comunicado assim que a história pode acabar bem antes do seu fim.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Red 2008

  • WWF/Adena has spent years making people aware of the implications of climate change and that everything may come to an end if we don't do something to stop it.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Red 2008

  • So, on the other side, they asked them to help stop climate change by joining WWf/Adena.

    WWF Red 2008

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