English Explanatory Dictionary

kula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeast Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
noun
  1. A ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, involving the exchange of bracelets and necklaces, and linked to political authority.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Kulah (“type of rug”).
name
  1. A town, a municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia.

Word forms

kula kulas

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

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