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.

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aman ² American  

[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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aman

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

Think of a man making that contract with aman having power to impose the fines.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll

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

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