Beja

• Beğa, Bedja

Beja pl (plural only)

1. An ethnic group found along the Horn of Africa.

Beja

1. The language of the Beja ethnic group.

• Ethnologue entry for Beja, bej ⁠

• Baja, Bajs

Beja

1. A village in Latvia.

Beja

1. A city and district of Portugal.
2. Alternative form of Béja, Tunisia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛd͡ʒa/

Beja

1. Beja (a city in southern Portugal)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 224 (facsimile):

     Ond auẽo pois aſſẏ— que en Beia u moraua un ome Caſado ben con ſa moll q̇ amaua

     It happened as such, that in Beja lived a man, well-married with his wife whom he loved.

• Portuguese: Beja

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Beja, from Arabic بَاجَة (bāja), from Visigothic Paca, from Pācem (Jūliam) (the ancient Roman town).

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: Be‧ja

Beja f

1. Beja (a locality and civil parish of Beja, district of Beja, Portugal)
2. Beja (a city and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal)
3. Beja (a district in southern Portugal)

Beja is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

• bejense, pacense