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praya

praya noun: a promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.

Noun

praya (plural prayas)

  1. A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
    • Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.1973, Tzu-nang Chiu, The Port of Hong Kong: A Survey of its Development, page 24

praya meaning in Tamil

praya in Tamil

ப்ரயா

Forms of praya

pluralprayas

Origin of praya

Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Doublet of playa and plage.

Questions about praya

What does praya mean?
Praya means a promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
What is praya in Tamil?
Praya in Tamil is ப்ரயா. See Praya meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is praya?
Praya is a noun.
What is the plural of praya?
The plural of praya is prayas.

Words near praya in the dictionary

  1. pray to the porcelain god
  2. pray to the porcelain goddess
  3. pray'd
  4. pray'r
  5. pray'rs
  6. praya
  7. prayable
  8. Prayag
  9. Prayaga
  10. Prayagraj
  11. prayas

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