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  • proper noun a Moslem caste
  • noun a Persian coin or unit of weight
  • noun an Afghan coin

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Examples

  • In 1603, he was given the honorific of "Abbasi," meaning "of Abbas."

    Museum Blogs 2009

  • Mr. Amano said he hasn't received a response from Mr. Abbasi or other Iranian officials.

    U.N. Urges Iran to Permit Inspection of Atomic Sites Jay Solomon 2011

  • Her trusted right arm through her tours and recordings is her husband, guitarist Rez Abbasi, who shares her eclectic approach to music.

    Michal Shapiro: Kiran Ahluwalia Live At DROM, NYC (VIDEO) Michal Shapiro 2011

  • The room was filled with the New York world music cogniscenti, Ahluwalia was in fine voice, and the band consisting of Abbasi on guitar, Kiran Thakrar on harmonium, Nitin Mitta on tablas and Nikku Nayar on bass, turned in a tight, exciting performance.

    Michal Shapiro: Kiran Ahluwalia Live At DROM, NYC (VIDEO) Michal Shapiro 2011

  • Her trusted right arm through her tours and recordings is her husband, guitarist Rez Abbasi, who shares her eclectic approach to music.

    Michal Shapiro: Kiran Ahluwalia Live At DROM, NYC (VIDEO) Michal Shapiro 2011

  • Iran nuclear chief Abbasi says the Fardo enrichment site will produce uranium enriched to about 20 percent, to be used in creating medical isotopes.

    Analysts Dispute Iran's Uranium-Enrichment Claims 2011

  • The diplomat — who was driving a silver Toyota Corona and was alone — appeared to be on his way to work, said police officer Zameer Husain Abbasi.

    Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan 2011

  • Feroz Ali Abbasi, a British militant of Ugandan descent who was eager to conduct terrorist operations against Jews and Americans, remembered “this information being commonly known amongst everybody in the training camps and guesthouses.”

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • On June 8, the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Fereidoun Abbasi, said uranium enrichment would be done at two facilities - though apparently for different uses.

    Analysts Dispute Iran's Uranium-Enrichment Claims 2011

  • "The Hong Kong market is pretty resilient," said Osama Abbasi , Credit Suisse Group's chief executive for Asia Pacific, adding that "global companies are still investigating Hong Kong listings."

    Brand Names Flock to Hong Kong for IPOs Alison Tudor 2011

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