Kasi

American  

[kah-see] / ˈkɑ si /

noun

1. Kingdom of, an ancient kingdom of N India, the capital at present-day Varanasi; flourished in the 8th–6th centuries b.c.

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Example Sentences

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the work of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and writer-director Kasi Lemmons, was the first opera by a Black composer or librettist to reach the Met stage.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

South Kivu Governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi said the road to the villages was still cut off, but would reopen soon.

From Reuters • May 23, 2023

In the years since, Criterion has added titles including Sidney Poitier’s “Buck and the Preacher” and “Eve’s Bayou,” from director Kasi Lemmons, but glaring omissions remain.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ is directed by Kasi Lemmons and stars Naomi Ackie, but writer-producer Anthony McCarten’s story choices are a slog.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

"Kasi Mollah, hitherto I have only been joking, but now I am going to speak in earnest," resumed Leonidas Argyrocantharides, raising his voice that he might be heard through the hammering.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór