khalsa
noun
a martial fraternity originated in 1699 and remaining as one of the closely knit communities of the Sikhs.
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khalsa
American
[kahl-suh]
/ ˌkɑl sə /
noun
Khalsa
British
/ ˈkælsə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of khalsa
1770–80; < Hindi khālṣa literally, pure ≪ Arabic khāliṣah
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Almost all the khalsa lands of the Hissampoor purgunnah belonged to the different branches of a very ancient and respectable family of Syuds.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
Hadee Allee Khan's successors continued the system of transferring khalsa lands to tallookdars, as the cheapest and most effectual mode of collecting the revenue for their brief period of authority.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
Responsible breeders, by definition, are not contributing to shelter dog populations, says Ji Khalsa, an advisor for breeder education at the Companion Dog Project and founder of Midwoofery, a breeder-education website.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023
Khalsa notes that he and his colleagues have found changes in the precuneus—the brain area linked to the sense of bodily self in Parvizi’s study—and other related regions in people who have undergone floatation therapy.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 12, 2023
Pacoima The Khalsa Care Foundation is hosting its annual Drive-Thru Holiday Giveaway on Dec. 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 9989 Laurel Canyon Blvd. in Pacoima.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
"We've appealed a lot to the Indian government, to find a way to give us visas, we don't want to live here anymore," said Sukhbir Singh Khalsa.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2022
The line then halted, as if on a day of manœuvre, receiving its two leaders, as they rode along its front, with a gratifying cheer, and displaying the captured standards of the Khalsa army.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
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