Jama definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Jonathan > >: The biggie, for me, is that my Twitter stream seems open, while my Facebook status feels locked behind Facebook's doors. eske > >: couldn't find anything on "jama" - but "quotably" didn't do much for me in relation to threaded conversations - gimme a heads up if you know of something better. markmedia1 > >: @jonathan yes.

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In India, a gown, especially one that is long and very full, folded into many plaits.

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Out of his coat he pulled a bong the size of a tenor sax, and using a long lighter designed for lighting fireplaces, he sparked that magnificent mama-jama up and bubbled away like a scuba diver having an asthma attack. — Christopher Moore - You Suck
"We killed dozens of the attackers, including their commander, we have also seized most of their weapons that they abandoned in fear," Sheikh Abdullahi Abu Yusuf, the spokesman for Ahlu Sunna Wal-jama'ah, said. — AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Ahlu Sunna Wal-jama'ah has accused al-Shabaab of killing its religious leaders and desecrating graves. — AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Members of the Ahlu Sunna Wal-jama'ah group clashed with rivals from the al-Shabab movement outside the town of Wabho, north of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in fighting that began on Saturday. — AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Ahlu Sunna Wal-jama'ah said its fighters had captured seven al-Shabab members. — AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)