Kula
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kula is a noun meaning A tower, turret or steeple in Southeast Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
Meaning
A tower, turret or steeple in Southeast Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
The kulas were indeed like fortresses, with as many as twenty 'guns', i.e. adult men ready to fight.
The most important kulas of the Čengić-begs are those in Zagorje, in Rataji and the River Odžak near Ustikolina.
Instead of the haïdooks, their next of kin, the zaptiés now hold a kula on the highest point of the pass; here one pauses to rest after scrambling up the vile Turkish road on one side of the ravine, and before scrambling down the vile Turkish road on the other.
Word Forms
- kulas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coke, cola, kola, steeple, tapul, boltel.
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