"Goma" meaning in English

See Goma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Gomas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Goma (plural Gomas)
  1. The capital city of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Categories (place): Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Sense id: en-Goma-en-name-aAteH22E Disambiguation of Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 88 2 10 Categories (other): Goma, Provincial capitals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Goma-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Goma pl (plural only)
  1. A tribe in the Kigoma Region of western Tanzania, a contingent of the Bantu. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Goma-en-noun-hmhOs0R7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 6 61 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 22 5 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 67

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