"kanisa" meaning in Swahili

See kanisa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kanisa.flac Forms: kanisa class V [canonical], makanisa class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|كَنِيسَة}} Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa), {{root|sw|ar|ك ن س}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} kanisa class V (plural makanisa class VI)
  1. church (a house of worship) Wikipedia link: sw:kanisa Categories (topical): Places of worship, Religion
    Sense id: en-kanisa-sw-noun-jYgZGzC~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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