Khasi
Americannoun
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Khasis,
plural
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Khasi
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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
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Etymology
Origin of Khasi
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
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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 ● Jan. 17, 2024
The rules of the event are set by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
At the opposite end of the technology scale are the sustainable footbridges made by the Khasi people from living, natural resources in the gorges of Meghalaya, north-west India.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2018
He studied competitiveness in women and girls in two isolated, and wildly different cultures: the patriarchal Maasai tribe of Tanzania, and the matrilineal Khasi tribe in India.
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2017
The area of this seismic disturbance extended over north-eastern India, from Manipur to Sikkim; but the focus was in the Khasi and Garo hills.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Khasis, with the Jaintias and the Garos, are the Indigenous people of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
The Wal-Mart spokeswoman said Khasis would be based at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, reporting to Walmart International's chief executive, Doug McMillon.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Khasis, who grew X5 by acquisition into a Russian market leader with $11 billion in annual sales, left the company in March after five years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Khasis confirmed his appointment but declined to give any details about his intended role at the world's biggest retailer.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
The Khasis are a vigorous and sturdy race.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
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