Khasi
Americannoun
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Khasis,
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Khasi
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a traditionally matrilineal Indigenous people of Meghalaya in northeastern India, now also residing in Assam and in parts of Bangladesh.
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the Austroasiatic language of the Khasi.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Khasi
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
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This sacred space is in the village of Mawphlang, nestled in the verdant Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, whose name means “abode of clouds.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The rules of the event are set by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
At the opposite end of the technology scale are the sustainable footbridges made by the Khasi people from living, natural resources in the gorges of Meghalaya, north-west India.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2018
He studied competitiveness in women and girls in two isolated, and wildly different cultures: the patriarchal Maasai tribe of Tanzania, and the matrilineal Khasi tribe in India.
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2017
The modern inhabitants of the Khasi Hills in India still make use of megalithic monuments.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
Khasis, with the Jaintias and the Garos, are the Indigenous people of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
The Wal-Mart spokeswoman said Khasis would be based at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, reporting to Walmart International's chief executive, Doug McMillon.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Lev Khasis as a senior vice-president and chief leverage officer, a spokeswoman for the company said on Thursday, an indication that firm has yet to abandon long-held plans for an entry into Russia.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Khasis, who grew X5 by acquisition into a Russian market leader with $11 billion in annual sales, left the company in March after five years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
The isolation of the Khasis may account for this conservatism, but, as will appear later, there are other causes to explain the freedom and power of the Khasi women.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
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