Jaya

British

/ ˈdʒɑːjə /

noun

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)

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"The government is taking several steps to ensure that there is investigation and immediate action against any fraudulent practices," Jaya Narayan Acharya, spokesman at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Reni and her teenage daughters were among those relocated to a tightly packed temporary housing warehouse in Pidie Jaya district last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

When Laura Dern’s daughter Jaya was little, she paid a visit to the set of HBO’s “Enlightened” and told her mother that she noticed something different about her.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Jaya had not known much about the movements from the 70s and 80s before the series came out.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

Once the marshmallows were gone, Jaya and Jad snuggled up with Oscar, stared into the flames, and asked their father about the old days.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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