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Definition: Jinja

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Jinja" is a common misspelling or typo for: ninja.

Date "Jinja" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1878. (references)

Common Expressions: Jinja

Expressions Definition
Aiki Jinja Aiki Jinja is the shrine built by Morihei Ueshiba in Iwama in honor of the deities of aikido. Jinja is the Japanese term for a shrine. The shrine grounds include a dojo (training hall), often referred to as the Dojo at Iwama. (references)
Jinja (district) Jinja is a district in eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Jinja. A battle fought in a forest here in 1986 ended the insurgency of the Holy Spirit Movement. (references)
Jinja (Shinto) A jinja (Japanese: 神社) is a Shinto shrine and its surrounding natural area. In common usage, jinja often refers to the buildings of a shrine. Unlike a church or a mosque, a jinja traditionally has neither characteristics of a chapel nor a place for propagation; its sole purpose is for the enshrinement and worship of a kami. In recent centuries, especially significant kami have come to be enshrined throughout Japan. (references)
Mita Hachiman Jinja Mita Hachiman Jinja (御田八幡神社) is a Shinto shrine in Mita 3-7-16, Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Jinja

Jinja

Jinja may be:

  • Jinja, Uganda, a city in Uganda close to the source of the Nile River
  • Jinja District, the district in Uganda named after the above city
  • Jinja (Shinto), a Shinto shrine
  • Jinja (Template engine), a Template engine

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Jinja". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Jinja

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Mita Hachiman Jinja 7     Ikoma Jinja 4
Maruyama Jinja 6     Jinja 5
Ogamiyama Jinja 5     Jinja (Template engine) 3
Jinja 5     Jinja District 3
Tada Jinja 5     Maruyama Jinja 6
Ikoma Jinja 4     Mefu Jinja 3
Syonan Jinja 4     Mita Hachiman Jinja 7
Mefu Jinja 3     Ogamiyama Jinja 5
Jinja (Template engine) 3     Syonan Jinja 4
Jinja District 3     Tada Jinja 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Jinja" is a common misspelling or typo for: ninja.


Computed Synonyms: Jinja

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0094   Jinja     shrine     sanctuary, temple, tomb, sepulchre, tabernacle   
 2   1.0088   Jinja     Shinto shrine     shrine, company, limiteds, Ltd, plc   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Jinja

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Japanese 神社 (shrine, Shinto shrine, Jinja), 御田八幡神社 (Mita Hachiman Jinja). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Jinja. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Jinja

Language Translations for “Jinja” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag jathaginjathaga (jinja). Additional references: Athag, Jinja. (volunteer)
Double Dutch jaginjaga (jinja). Additional references: Double Dutch, Jinja. (volunteer)
Leet ;¦//;/-\ (jinja). Additional references: Leet, Jinja. (volunteer)
Oppish jopinjopa (jinja). Additional references: Oppish, Jinja. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Injajay (Jinja). Additional references: Pig Latin, Jinja. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi jubinjuba (jinja). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Jinja. (volunteer)
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