puja
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of puja
From the Sanskrit word pūjā
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"The whole of this marine area is a protected zone. To destroy it would be fatal for this region's biodiversity," Emiljona Puja, a finance worker, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
French government bonds are calm for now but this looks an “unstable equilibrium” given uncertainties surrounding the budget, say Citi strategists Aman Bansal and Puja Sawant in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Each Tramjatra has a theme, like Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali or the city’s Durga Puja festival.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024
Puja Agarwal, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, called the new findings “encouraging.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024
She went straight to her room and remained there until Ida came to tell her that it was time to dress for the celebration of the Puja festival.
From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
