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. Geoffroy Avard:

   We would like to characterize how life reclaims this environment, a main hypothesis from our study is that life in Costa Rica Poás volcano is able to survive on the fringes during these extreme environments. So we'd love to sample not only the crater lake but the shore line, connected groundwater systems, and anywhere where life might be harbored nearby.

2. Erick Rodríguez Steller:

   Let's keep alive the Costa Rican tradition of believing in vaccines, believing in science and believing in doctors who are treating patients with their best interest in mind, because these vaccines save lives.

3. One Rodeo resident:

   ALASKA WOMAN GETS 60 YEARS FOR SETTING COUCH ABLAZE WITH BOYFRIEND ON IT Contra Costa Fire Department spokesman Steve Hill said the tanks held varying amounts of ethanol. One tank alone contained around 167,000 gallons of the flammable substance. Approximately 200 firefighters were battling the blazes using foam on the flames and water to cool adjacent tanks to prevent them from catching fire. Officials closed Interstate 80, one of the busiest in the Bay Area at the peak of rush hour, causing major traffic jams.The California Highway Patrol said the closure was expected to last at least until midnight. CALIFORNIA LYFT DRIVER IS PULLED OVER SO POLICE CAN ARREST HER PASSENGER One Rodeo resident, One Rodeo resident, told The Associated Press he was sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic trying to get home to his teenage son. His son had called him to say he heard a loud explosion. It literally rocked the house and then soon after, he heard what sounded like a jet plane.

4. Ivan Oliva:

   We would like to thank Costa Rica for everything it has done for us, the help for children, the elderly and pregnant women; but we don't want to stay in Costa Rica. We want to go on toward the United States.

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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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