"Issa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Issas [plural], Issa [plural]
Etymology: From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى. Etymology templates: {{der|en|so|Ciise}} Somali Ciise, {{der|en|ar|عيسى}} Arabic عيسى Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Issa}} Issa (plural Issas or Issa)
  1. A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Translations (member of the Issa clan in Djibouti): issa (Finnish), Issa [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-Issa-en-noun-XPFbOKEC Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 42 18 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Issa pl (plural only)
  1. Alternative form of Iswa (the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas). Tags: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Iswa (extra: the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas) Categories (topical): Ethnonyms
    Sense id: en-Issa-en-noun-HjaZC9N~ Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 41 24 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 42 18 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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