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Marya

Marya proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Marya

  1. A surname.
    • The suit was filed by Rupa Marya, an internal medicine physician and professor at UCSF, identified as an expert in decolonial theory. Marya was placed on leave in September 2024 and had her clinical privileges briefly suspended by the UCSF executive medical board following comments she made on X...2025 June 7, Edward Helmore, “Professor sues University of California for suspension over comments about Israel’s war in Gaza”, in The Guardian

Questions about Marya

What does Marya mean?
Marya means a surname.
What part of speech is Marya?
Marya is a proper noun.

Words near Marya in the dictionary

  1. Mary-and-Joseph
  2. Mary-bud
  3. Mary-buds
  4. Mary-Lou
  5. Mary-marry-merry merger
  6. Marya
  7. Maryada
  8. Maryam
  9. Maryana
  10. Maryann
  11. Maryanne

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