Definitions

1. noun

a female given name, shortened form of Christina or Catherine

“My friend Tina is a great singer.”

2. noun

a type of South American rodent, the bushy-tailed opossum

“The tina roamed freely in the forest.”

3. noun

a unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one kilogram

“The recipe calls for 2 tinas of sugar.”

4. noun

a term used in some cultures to refer to a woman or a female

“In some African cultures, Tina is a term of respect for older women.”

5. proper noun

the name of a chemical compound, tin(IV) sulfate

“The lab used tina to clean the equipment.”