HEMA

H4E1M3A1
US/hi mə/US/hɛ mə/

noun

An ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Similar
WMABahemaBahima
OriginSanskrit हेमा →
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Meanings

HEMA1

nounHEMA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of historical European martial arts

    Synonyms: WMA

Hema2

nounHema pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Synonyms: Bahema, Bahima

Hema3

nounHema pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Hima (“pastoralist social class of Uganda and Tanzania”).

Hema4

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Similar
BahemaBahima
Also see
bahemabahima

Origin

  1. Sanskritहेमा“gold”
  2. EnglishHema

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमा (hemā, “gold”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ahemhamehaemheam
Cite this entry
APA

HEMA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HEMA

MLA

“HEMA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HEMA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HEMA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HEMA.

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