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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. Judaism

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

almemaralmemoren

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Indonesian Bima.

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