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ulema
noun ule·ma \ˌü-lə-ˈmä\
Definition of ULEMA
1
plural in construction : the body of mullahs
2
: mullah
Variants of ULEMA
ule·ma or ula·ma \ˌü-lə-ˈmä\
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Origin of ULEMA
Arabic, Turkish, & Persian; Turkish & Persian ʽulemā, from Arabic ʽulamā
First Known Use: 1688
Rhymes with ULEMA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, usquebaugh
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