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Meaning of KSHATRIYA

Pronunciation:  'kshatreeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the second highest of the four main Hindu castes: the royal or warrior caste
  2. [n]  a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
 
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 See Also: caste, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani, Kshatriya, Kshatriya

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ksha"tri*ya\, Kshatruya \Ksha"tru*ya\, n.[Skr.
kshatriya one belonging to the military caste.]
The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo
castes; also, a member of that caste. See {Caste}. [India]
 

 

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