Jaya

/ ˈdʒɑːjə /

noun

1. Former spelling: Djaya. Former names: Mount Carstensz.  Sukarno Peak. a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)

Example Sentences

Jaya, a pupil at St Augustine's Catholic School in Scarborough, wants to become a dentist - and hopes she'll get the grades she needs to start A-levels at Scarborough College next month.

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Manor House Wildlife Park has been attempting to breed from their 10-year-old male Jaya and 11-year-old female Terima for more than eight years.

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Crafted by writer duo Salim-Javed and featuring an all-star cast led by Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar and the unforgettable Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh, Sholay draws cinematic inspiration from Western and samurai classics.

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"The show is about speaking up for a social equality symbol that the garment can evoke, even after decades of being left out from the discourse," said textiles expert Jaya Jaitly, the founder of the Dastkari Haat Samiti, a crafts organisation which presented this show.

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Released in 2001, the track is remembered for being the signature sound of the family drama movie featuring some of Bollywood's biggest names such as Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

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