AKALI

Meaning of AKALI in English

əˈkälē noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Panjabi Akālī, from Akāl

: one of a militant sect of Sikhs

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

AKALI — [ a'kα:li ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a member of a Sikh political group. Origin from Punjabi akālī …
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FACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rival factions/groups ▪ My task is to unite the rival factions within the party. warring …
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AKAL TAKHT — Chief centre of religious authority for Indian Sikhs, located in Amritsar opposite the Golden Temple . It also serves as …
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