Meaning of kula | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeast 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.
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3. A surname.
4. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
5. A town, a municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia.

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Examples

“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.”

“The most important kulas of the Čengić-begs are those in Zagorje, in Rataji and the River Odžak near Ustikolina.”

“The kulas were indeed like fortresses, with as many as twenty 'guns', i.e. adult men ready to fight.”

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