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Nanak

American  
[nah-nuhk] / ˈnɑ nək /

noun

  1. Guru, 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.


Nanak British  
/ ˈnaːˌnʌk /

noun

  1. See Guru Nanak

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was held by police after the disturbance inside the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on 11 July.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

A spokesman for the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

Most Punjabi who came to the U.S. were followers of Sikhism, a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak in the late 15th century.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2023

I went first to Nankana Sahib on the border of India and Pakistan, which is the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the creator of Sikhism.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

Thus the compositions of Guru Nanak are styled mahalla one, the compositions of Guru Angad are styled mahalla two, and so on.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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