Jat

American

[jaht, jawt] / dʒɑt, dʒɔt /

noun

a member of an Indo-Aryan people living mainly in northwestern India. In early times they offered vigorous resistance to the Muslim invaders of India.

Jat British

/ dʒɑːt /

noun

a member of an Indo-European people widely dispersed throughout N India

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Jat Gruden also had to be heavily involved in scouting as a head coach in the Arena Football League.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2017

He cited examples like the Gujjar community in Gujarat’s neighboring state of Rajasthan, and the land-owning Jat community in the northern part of the country, among others, whose similar agitations have met with mixed success.

From Time • Aug. 26, 2015

Though reports of skirmishes between Muslims and the Hindu Jat community were coming in from nearby villages, Mr Aziz and his family didn't flee their homes.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2013

By 3 p.m., the festivities in Jat were in full swing.

From New York Times • May 10, 2013

The chief is a Brahui, the people are Lumri or Numri Bilúchis, who are, according to Tod, of Jat descent.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

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