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name
A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, South-Asia, countable
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name
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
any major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Broader terms: spiritual leader, nationalist leader
noun
daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Indira Gandhi, Indira Nehru Gandhi, Mrs. Gandhi
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Broader terms: statesman, solon, national leader
History
Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.
Across languages
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