sherwani

British

/ ʃɛəˈwɑːnɪ /

noun

a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India

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Etymology

Origin of sherwani

Hindi

Example Sentences

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Imran Sherwani: Led Great Britain to hockey gold at the 1988 Olympics, scoring twice in the final as GB beat West Germany 3-1 in Seoul.

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The relatives of Olympic hockey player Imran Sherwani have remembered him as a "devoted family man" following his death aged 63.

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Leek Hockey Club, where Sherwani was a life member, described him as one of the club's greatest players and arguably their most influential.

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Sherwani represented GB and England a combined 94 times, and worked as director of hockey at a school in Staffordshire.

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Sherwani, from Stoke-on-Trent, led Great Britain to hockey gold at the 1988 Olympics.

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