Gaikwar

British  

/ ˈɡaɪkwɑː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Gaekwar

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Example Sentences

She chose the present Gaikwar, who was educated under British auspices, but has not always been happy in his relations with the British Government.

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Gaikwar, gīk′war, n. name of the ruler of Baroda in India.

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This brilliant, known as the 'Star of the South,' was sold to the Gaikwar of Baroda for £80,000.

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Other famous stones are: The 'Austrian Yellow,' belonging to the crown of Austria, weighing 76½ carats, and valued at £50,000; the 'Cumberland,' belonging to the crown of Hanover, weighing 32 carats, and worth at least £10,000; the 'English Dresden,' belonging to the Gaikwár of Baroda, weighing 76½ carats, and valued at £40,000; the 'Nassak'—which the Marquis of Westminster wore on the hilt of his sword at the birthday ceremonial immediately after the Queen's accession—which weighs 78½ carats, and is valued at £30,000.

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From Baroda we had come—Baroda with its military cantonment set in an English-like park, its vast native city with the gaily painted houses and narrow streets where the Gaikwar's Cavalry rode with laced jackets and slung pelisses like the Hussars of old, and his sentries mounted guard over gold and silver cannons in a dingy backyard.

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