Nairs
- plural of Nair.
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
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 Stephens, Henry Morse
The Nairs of Malabar and the Santal of Chota Nagpur are typical representatives.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
The polyandry of the Nairs, on the Malabar coast, has been cited to prove that polyandry is not due to poverty.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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 Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
