Khasi
Americannoun
PLURAL
KhasisPLURAL
Khasi-
a traditionally matrilineal Indigenous people of Meghalaya in northeastern India, now also residing in Assam and in parts of Bangladesh.
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the Austroasiatic language of the Khasi.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Khasi
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
Example Sentences
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This sacred space is in the village of Mawphlang, nestled in the verdant Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, whose name means “abode of clouds.”
From Seattle Times
They follow the pantheistic Seng Khasi religion, which holds that God exists in everyone and everything.
From Seattle Times
Some sacred forests also serve as ancestral burial sites, said Hamphrey Lyngdoh Ryntathiang, the chief caretaker of one such forest in Khasi Hills.
From Seattle Times
He practices the Khasi faith and his wife is Christian.
From Seattle Times
The rules of the event are set by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute.
From Seattle Times
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