Kshatriya
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kshatriya
First recorded in 1775–85, Kshatriya is from the Sanskrit word kṣatriya
Example Sentences
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“We know that we can do it,” Mr. Kshatriya says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
No one hogs the limelight at NASA: When I ask Mr. Kshatriya if he laid the operational groundwork for Ms. Glaze, he says: “Me and 1,000 other people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Mr. Kshatriya, 48, oversaw Artemis from 2023 until mid-2025, when he was promoted to his current job and passed operational charge of the audacious moon-to-Mars mission to a fellow Texan, Lori Glaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Speaking at the press conference, Nasa associate administrator Anit Kshatriya contrasted the precision of that angle with the 250,000-mile journey to the Moon.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
On the occasion of the census a complete scheme was supplied to the authorities professing to show the division of the Lingāyats into the four groups of Brāhman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sūdra.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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