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
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
As the Marshal moved forward— 'There came against him twenty or thirty Nairs, armed with swords and shields, shouting aloud in their accustomed manner.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Henry Morse Stephens
The Nairs of Malabar and the Santal of Chota Nagpur are typical representatives.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
The Nairs are described as being the handsomest people in the world; the men being tall, sinewy and extraordinarily agile, while the women are slender and graceful, with perfectly modeled figures.
From Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire by James Weir
