Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used in India as a title of respect for a man.
- noun Hinduism Used as a title for a deity or holy man.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This showcase of repertory, takes its title from the Sanskrit word Sri – "the divine female principle".
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She ended up with what she calls the Sri Lankan Index of Psychosocial Status, a twenty-six-item measure of the local indicators of distress.
Crazy Like Us Ethan Watters 2010
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In India often the name Sri is given in the hopes that somehow the child will live up t “auspicious”.
Indexed: Baby-Name Edition - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
Global Voices in English » Put it On: Global Online Contest for Filmmakers 2009
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The Tamil tigers have used suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, Ceylon.
Somalia Ruined: Intervention Fails Again « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
Global Voices in English » Pakistan: The Hunt For Baituallah Mehsud 2009
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
Global Voices in English » Nepal: Maternal Health Care Challenges 2009
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, India: Tipaimukh Dam And Transparency 2009
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Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.
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