gurdwara

[gur-dwahr-uh]

noun

a Sikh temple in India.

Origin of gurdwara

1905–10; < Punjabi gurduārā < Sanskrit gur(u) guru + dvāra door

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Examples from the Web for gurdwara

Contemporary Examples of gurdwara

Because of that, the Oak Creek gurdwara was always a special place for me.
Donning the Turban: Harleen Kaur’s Response to Oak Creek Massacre
Simran Jeet Singh
August 5, 2013
Sikhs have been targeted in hundreds of hate crimes since 9/11, including one at a gurdwara in California last week.
Donning the Turban: Harleen Kaur’s Response to Oak Creek Massacre
Simran Jeet Singh
August 5, 2013
Just this February, a Sikh gurdwara was mistaken for a mosque and vandalized in a suburb of Detroit.
Wisconsin Shooting Rattles American Sikhs
Eliza Shapiro
August 6, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for gurdwara

gurdwara

noun

a Sikh place of worship

Word Origin for gurdwara

C20: from Punjabi gurduārā, from Sanskrit guru teacher + dvārā door

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