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Saurashtra

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
  • /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

1

name

Meaning 1

A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kathiawar, Kathiawar peninsula, Sorath

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: Συραστρηνή (Syrastriní) — region in Gujarat
  • Ancient Greek: Συραστρηνή (Surastrēnḗ) — region in Gujarat
  • Gujarati: સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) — region in Gujarat
  • Gujarati: સોરઠ (soraṭh) — region in Gujarat
  • Hindi: सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra) — region in Gujarat
  • Hindi: सोरठ (soraṭh) — region in Gujarat
  • Latin: Syrastrēnē — region in Gujarat
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (suraṭṭha) — region in Gujarat
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (soraṭṭha) — region in Gujarat
  • Sanskrit: सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra) — region in Gujarat
  • Sanskrit: सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra) — region in Gujarat
  • Saurashtra: ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra) — region in Gujarat
  • Sindhi: سوراشٽر (sorāśṭr) — region in Gujarat
Real reading context

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