nava

English translation: flat valley without trees

00:30 Mar 28, 2004
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Genealogy
Spanish term or phrase: nava
Nava is a last name of my family
shelby nava
English translation:flat valley without trees
Explanation:
according to the dictionary, it's a Basque word that denotes a treeless flat valley between mountains, sometimes marshy

nava.
(Voz prerromana; cf. eusk. naba, tierra llana).
1. f. Tierra sin árboles y llana, a veces pantanosa, situada generalmente entre montañas.
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Sol
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5Nava
Henry Hinds
4flat valley without trees
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Nava


Explanation:
Your family name remains Nava in English.

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Note added at 1 hr 23 mins (2004-03-28 01:53:19 GMT)
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I\'m really not sure what you needed to know here, but \"Nava\" is a fairly common Spanish surname. You might research it on the net, I\'m sure there is a lot of information. I have known people of Mexican origin with that name.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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flat valley without trees


Explanation:
according to the dictionary, it's a Basque word that denotes a treeless flat valley between mountains, sometimes marshy

nava.
(Voz prerromana; cf. eusk. naba, tierra llana).
1. f. Tierra sin árboles y llana, a veces pantanosa, situada generalmente entre montañas.


Sol
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Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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