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

Directed by Kasi Lemmons, the cinematic portrait of Houston drew mediocre reviews and followed a wave of biopics chronicling the rise of Queen, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other famed musicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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

Kasi, being an important official, receives from the Bhutan Government forty maunds of barley and forty maunds of rice annually.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund