Definitions for COSTA
ˈkɒs tə, ˈkɔ stə; ˈkɒs ti, ˈkɔ sticos·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costanoun

   a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

2. rib, costanoun

   any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costanoun

   A rib.

2. costanoun

   A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

3. Etymology: From costa (cognate with coast).

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1. costa

   Costa is a term with different meanings depending on its context. It can refer to: 1. A country located in Central America called Costa Rica. 2. A chain of coffee shops in the UK known as Costa Coffee. 3. In anatomy, it refers to a rib or rib-like structure. 4. In Spanish, it means "coast". 5. In entomology, it refers to the leading edge of a wing in some insects. 6. In botany, it's the central area of a moss spore capsule. 7. Also, Costa is a common surname in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Latin America. Therefore, its general definition would depend on the context in which it's being used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costanoun

   a rib of an animal or a human being

2. Costanoun

   a rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib

3. Costanoun

   the anterior rib in the wing of an insect

4. Costanoun

   one of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals

5. Etymology: [L., rib. See Coast.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costa

   any elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest: the thickened anterior margin of any wing, but usually the primaries: in Comstock, the vein extending along the anterior margin of the wing from base to the point of junction with subcosta.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COSTA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Costa is ranked #904 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Costa surname appeared 38,265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 13 would have the surname Costa.
   
   83.1% or 31,821 total occurrences were White.
   10.2% or 3,922 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 865 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 807 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 696 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 149 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Structure

Anagrams for COSTA »

1. tacos

2. ascot

3. catso

4. coast

5. coats

6. octas

7. tacso

8. tasco

How to pronounce COSTA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say COSTA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COSTA in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COSTA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of COSTA in a Sentence

1. Diana Becton:

   The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country.

2. David Butowsky:

   President Nixon would go to a country with weak extradition laws like Colombia or Costa Rica and once the laws would change President Nixon would go to another country until President Nixon only option was Cuba.

3. Diana Becton:

   We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention, the mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country.

4. Glen Plake:

   I found every personal item in that tent except Gregory Costa and Gregory Costa sleeping bag, i found Gregory Costa glasses, Gregory Costa gloves, my jacket Gregory Costa was using for a pillow...

5. Paul Rosenzweig:

   Costa Rica is a perfectly good example because it’s the first, nobody has seen a government under assault before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COSTA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Costa
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COSTA
5. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=COSTA
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html