Jinja Definition

noun

A Shinto place of worship.

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Other Word Forms of Jinja

Noun

Singular:
jinja
Plural:
jinjas

Origin of Jinja

  • From Japanese 神社 (jinja じんじゃ), from Middle Chinese 神社 (ʒin-dʒjǽ) (compare Mandarin shénshè 神社), from Old Chinese 神社 (*Cə.lin-mtʰaʔ "sacrificial altar", "shrine"), from 神 ("deity", "divine") + 社 ("Earth deity [and altar]").

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Jinja Sentence Examples

  • The capital of the Eastern province is Jinja, on the Victoria Nyanza, immediately above and east of the Ripon Falls.

  • Napoleon Gulf itself is deeply indented, one bay, that of Jinja, running N.W.

  • To facilitate commerce with the Congo and with the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and to open up the Busoga region the British government in 1910 voted money to build a railway from Jinja to Kakindu.

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Words Starting With

JJIJIN

Words Ending With

AJANJA

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With J and Ending With A

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