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Definition of diya in English: diyanoun ˈdiːjə Indian A small cup-shaped oil lamp made of baked clay. I was glad she used diyas instead of electrical lighting Example sentencesExamples - During Diwali, for instance, it was difficult to tell if the diyas were lit on the parapet of our house or on that of our Hindu neighbours.
- We had decorated ours with small diyas on every balcony and ledge, and the natural geometry of the hostel building made the entire effect dazzling.
- A little girl sold us mud diyas with little candles in them.
- I recall a drive outside Delhi, and we passed village after village lit up like a fairyland, with hundreds of clay diyas.
- Fireworks whizzed into the sky and diyas and sparkles brought light into many an eye.
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