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aman

1 American  
[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

  1. a long-grain, long-stemmed rice with a very high water requirement, grown mainly in India during the summer or rainy season and harvested in early winter.


aman 2 American  
[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

  1. Indian English. peace and harmony; friendship or brotherhood.


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At any rate, on whatever ground granted, it appears to us only right that aman should be able to stop the exhibition of his counterfeit self.

From The Verge Apr. 1, 2016

From the result in the Court below of the Monson wax figure case, it would appear that aman has a legal right to prevent the multiplication of copies of himself.

From The Verge Apr. 1, 2016

The rice of the Ganges delta used to be monsoon, or aman, rice; it was planted before the annual rains and harvested after.

From Economist Nov. 1, 2012

Rice is the great crop of the district, and three harvests are obtained annually—the aman, or winter rice; aus, or autumn crop; and boro, or spring rice.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

Aman, aman, Mercy, mercy, O Aga!" cried Babadul to Mansouri, "I was ignorant of what I was saying.

From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by Morier, James

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