How many syllables in Gaia?

There are 3 syllables in the word Gaia.

How to pronounce Gaia:

Gaia (noun):: this system regarded as a single organism; the hypothesis that the living and nonliving components of earth function as a single system in such a way that the living component regulates and maintains conditions (such as the temperature of the ocean or composition of the atmosphere) so as to be suitable for life

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