Asat
noun
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
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Asat
1 American
[uh-suht]
/ ˈʌ sʌt /
noun
Hinduism.
ASAT
2
American
[ey-sat]
/ ˈeɪˌsæt /
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Rayhan Asat, a human rights lawyer of Uyghur heritage, told the wire service.
From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2023
About 50 people attended the Oxford rally, Asat said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022
“As I was reading the entire report, I was fighting back tears,” said Rayhan Asat, a Uyghur lawyer in Washington whose brother, Ekpar, was sentenced in 2020 to 15 years in prison in Xinjiang.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Rayhan Asat, a human rights lawyer based in the US whose brother Ekpar Asat has been in a prison camp since 2016, reacted to the report with "complex emotions".
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022
U.S-based human rights lawyer Rayhan Asat — whose brother Ekpar Asat is among more than 1 million Uyghurs that China has imprisoned — was at first aghast.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022
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