"Ulaya" meaning in Swahili

See Ulaya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Ulaya.flac
Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya); the directly borrowed doublet is wilaya. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|وِلَايَة}} Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya), {{root|sw|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Ulaya
  1. Europe (continent) Wikipedia link: sw:Ulaya Categories (place): Continents Synonyms: Uropa [rare] Related terms: mabara [continents, region, location], Afrika [Africa], Amerika (english: America), Antaktika (english: Antarctica), Antaktiki, Asia (english: Asia), Ulaya or Uropa [Europe], Amerika ya Kaskazini [North-America], Australia (english: Oceania), Amerika ya Kusini [edit] [South-America]
    Sense id: en-Ulaya-sw-name-1F0JcDYU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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