Gaya

American  

[gah-yuh, gahy-uh, guh-yah] / ˈgɑ yə, ˈgaɪ ə, gəˈyɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Bihar, in NE India: Hindu center of pilgrimage.

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Gaya British  

/ ˈɡɑːjə, ˈɡaɪə /

noun

1. a city in NE India, in Bihar: Hindu place of pilgrimage and one of the holiest sites of Buddhism. Pop: 383 197 (2001)

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Example Sentences

"Private hospitals are out of the reach of many Nigerians because they are expensive but without doubt offer better care compared to government-owned hospitals which carry more load and have manpower and equipment issues," Dr Fatima Gaya, who works at a public hospital, told the BBC.

From BBC

I was in Bodh Gaya in the northern Indian state of Bihar, the birthplace of Buddhism, on the first night of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light.

From Salon

Ahmed Gaya — who works as director of the Climate Justice Collaborative at the National Partnership for New Americans, a national coalition of 83 state and local immigrant and refugee organizations — explained to Salon that these pseudoscientific policies are specifically targeted against immigrants.

From Salon

And, in a particular indignity, she was seated behind a pole during a dinner show and unable to see the alien singer Gaya.

From New York Times

Disillusioned by the impermanence of life, Siddhartha engaged in six years of ascetic practice and attained enlightenment at the age of 35 in Bodh Gaya in northeast India.

From Seattle Times