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

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

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)

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. costanoun

   A rib.

   Etymology: From costa (cognate with coast).

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.

   Etymology: From costa (cognate with coast).

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

1. Costanoun

   a rib of an animal or a human being

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

2. Costanoun

   a rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib

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

3. Costanoun

   the anterior rib in the wing of an insect

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

4. Costanoun

   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.

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Anagrams for Costa »

1. catso

2. coats

3. octas

4. coast

5. tacos

6. ascot

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. 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.

2. 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...

3. Manual Braga da Cruz:

   At this moment, the most plausible is that the president will appoint a government led by (Socialist leader Antonio) Costa, working on the assumption that there is agreement on the left, but the situation is fluid, unstable and could evolve.

4. Klaus Spielkamp:

   It is not just Brazil anymore, we have seen sellers in Colombia, Costa Rica (and other countries).

5. George Rose/Getty Images:

   I was in New York [in] my apartment, he was in a studio in Los Angeles with my producer Don Costa. I had introduced Sinatra to Don Costa. He said, ‘Kid, listen to this.’… He put the phone next to the speaker and he said, ‘Listen.’ And I heard the song for the first time over the phone from LA to New York.

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