Nair
noun
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Nairs
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pluralof Nair.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A mutual friend made the introductions between the Nairs and the Maccionis, and Le Cirque Delhi was born.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2011
Calicut, taken by surprise, was easily set on fire; but the Portuguese, having lingered to pillage the Zamorin's palace, were fiercely attacked in rear by the Nairs, who had succeeded in rallying their troops.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Dora Leigh
Political Justice; finish the Nairs; pack up and go to our lodgings in Somers Town.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
His body-guard and most of his aristocracy consisted of Nairs and Nestorian Christians, but all commerce was in the hands of the Muhammadan merchants.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Henry Morse Stephens
It may temporarily supersede these as in Australia; or it may take their place, as among the Nairs.
From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas
