Definitions for Costa
ˈkɒs tə, ˈkɔ stə; ˈkɒs ti, ˈkɔ stiCos·ta

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. costa(noun)

   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, costa(noun)

   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)

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. costa(Noun)

   A rib.

   Etymology: From costa (cognate with coast).

2. costa(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From costa (cognate with coast).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Costa(noun)

   a rib of an animal or a human being

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

2. Costa(noun)

   a rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib

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

3. Costa(noun)

   the anterior rib in the wing of an insect

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

4. Costa(noun)

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

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

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Anagrams for Costa »

1. catso

2. coats

3. octas

4. coast

5. tacos

6. ascot

How to pronounce Costa?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Fernando Ulrich:

   If Antonio Costa is named the next prime minister, I'm confident that he and the Socialist Party will have the required sense of responsibility to keep the country on a rigorous path and will guarantee the stability of the financial system.

2. Spencer Pratt:

   I was telling my weight lifting coach,' God, I wish I stayed in more contact with the man who baptized me in a Costa Rican river on a reality show, because I would be going to the JB/Hailey frickin ’ wedding,'.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   La vida de Cristóbal Colón ofrece numerosos rasgos notables de liderazgo efectivo, que son aplicables hasta hoy. Los siete rasgos que yo considero absolutamente extraordinario son: (1) Siempre desafiar el status quo. (2) Pensar fuera de la caja. (3) Crear una visión con el plan y el calendario de ejecución. (4) Esté preparado para cruzar la zona de confort, y acceder a todos los territorios desconocidos sin miedo. (5) Ser inflexible con una fuerte determinación para ganar. (6) Ser adaptable, resistente y persistente cuando se enfrentan a retos. (7) Ser el mejor factor de influencia positiva y un modelo a seguir inspirando a los seguidores. En mi opinión, el aprendizaje más importante para los líderes de la vida de Colón es: si usted realmente desea explorar nuevos océanos, no hay que tener miedo a perder de vista la costa.

4. Anibal Baca:

   We received information from (fellow) police services that these five Syrians left Greece and passed through Turkey, Brazil, Argentina and San Jose in Costa Rica before finally reaching Tegucigalpa, they are normal Syrians.

5. 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.

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