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kula

The English word “kula” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeastern Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
  2. A ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, involving the exchange of bracelets and necklaces, and linked to political authority.

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

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