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Hema

US/hi mə/

Hema noun: an ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also the alternative form of Hima.

Noun (1)

Hema pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Synonyms:
    Bahema, Bahima

Proper noun

Hema

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Noun (2) capitalized: HEMA

HEMA (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of historical European martial arts
    Synonyms:
    WMA

Also used as

Hema is also the alternative form of Hima.

Synonyms of Hema

Origin of Hema

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमा (hemā, “gold”).

Questions about Hema

What does Hema mean?
Hema means an ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What part of speech is Hema?
Hema can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hema?
Hema is pronounced /hi mə/ (US).

Words near Hema in the dictionary

  1. hem and haw
  2. hem in
  3. hem up
  4. hem-
  5. hem-line
  6. Hema
  7. hemabate
  8. hemachate
  9. hemachates
  10. hemachrome
  11. hemacidin

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