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Jaya

British  
/ 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)

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At least five groups of Indigenous people have had strong spiritual ties to Puncak Jaya for generations.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In May, Jaya Gupta, a 28-year-old partner at a venture-capital firm, saw a two-bedroom listed on a high floor of a luxury building for $10,000 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

“Can you guess what it is?” said Jaya.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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