Beja

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See also: beja and Béja

English

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Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

Beja pl (plural only)

  1. An ethnic group found along the Horn of Africa.

Proper noun

Beja

  1. The language of the Beja ethnic group.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Beja

  1. A village in Latvia.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Beja

  1. A city and district of Portugal.
  2. Alternative form of Béja, Tunisia.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Beja

  1. Beja (a city in southern Portugal)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Beja

Portuguese

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Beja

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Beja, from Arabic بَاجَة (bāja), from Visigothic Paca, from Pācem (Jūliam) (the ancient Roman town).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Be‧ja

Proper noun

Beja f

  1. Beja (a district in southern Portugal)
  2. Beja (a city and municipality of Beja, Portugal)

Usage notes

Beja is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

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