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Shari

name · noun · 5 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.

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  • rhymes with -ɑːɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Chari (“African river”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A diminutive of the female given name Sharon, variant of Sherry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Rice for use in sushi that is often vinegared; sushi rice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shari River, Chari, Chari River

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: river

History

Etymology

From Japanese 舎利 (shari).