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qila

qila noun: a fort or fortress.

Noun

qila (plural qilas)

  1. (South-Asia) A fort or fortress.

Forms of qila

pluralqilas
alternative formquila

Origin of qila

Borrowed from Urdu قِلْعَہ (qil'a), borrowed from Classical Persian قَلْعَه /قِلْعَه (qal'a).

Questions about qila

What does qila mean?
Qila means a fort or fortress.
What part of speech is qila?
Qila is a noun.
What is the plural of qila?
The plural of qila is qilas.

Words near qila in the dictionary

  1. qigongs
  2. Qijia
  3. Qijiang
  4. Qijin
  5. Qikiqtaaluk
  6. qila
  7. qilas
  8. qilaut
  9. Qilian
  10. qilianshanite
  11. qilin

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