Krishna
Americannoun
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Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.
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Informal. Hare Krishna.
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Formerly Kistna. a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.
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a male given name.
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Etymology
Origin of Krishna
From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa
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About a 15-minute drive away stands Ohio’s oldest Hindu temple, founded by white Hare Krishna disciples, now home to hundreds of worshippers of Indian origin.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
One influential model was developed by Krishna Rajagopal, the William A. M. Burden Professor of Physics at MIT, and his collaborators.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
His father, 37-year-old Krishna Shrestha, was in the worst-hit Rasuwa district when the floods struck on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Police Federation chief executive Mukund Krishna is understood to be among the three.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In my books I had read that as a child, Krishna was very mischievous.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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