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deva
[ dey-vuh ]
/ ˈdeɪ və /
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noun
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.
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Origin of deva
From Sanskrit
Words nearby deva
Deutschland, Deutschmark, deutzia, Deux-Sèvres, dev, deva, De Valera, de Valois, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist
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British Dictionary definitions for deva
deva
/ (ˈdeɪvə) /
noun
(in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god
Word Origin for deva
C19: from Sanskrit: god
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