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Mulki

British  
/ ˈmʊlkɪ /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the former Hyderabad State in India

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Etymology

Origin of Mulki

Urdu, from mulk country

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Hani Mulki addressed the plenum before the vote, saying the government backed repeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2017

AMMAN, Jordan — On a busy thoroughfare in Amman, Jordan’s capital, a coffee seller named Mohammed Al Mulki no longer shivers when he sees a police car pull up.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2016

Before the surfing swami set up shop, Mulki was a nondescript coastal town known more for its annual water buffalo race and spirit-dance rituals.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2016

Twelve years ago, he set up India’s first surfing school, popularly called the surfing ashram, in Mulki, a town near the port city of Mangalore.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2016

The relative position in the camp was like that of the senior officers in India, Bombay representing the Mulki lord, or Governor-General, and Baraka the Jungi lord, or Commander-in-Chief.

From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning