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