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Kshatriya

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Ksha·tri·ya  (k-shtr-, -cht-)
n.
A member of the second highest of the four castes of traditional Indian society, responsible for upholding justice and social harmony, and including people in governing and military positions.
adj.
Of or relating to the caste of Kshatriyas.
[Sanskrit katriya, from katram, rule, power.]
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Noun1.Kshatriya - a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
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Erasmus BFN, Van Jaarsveld AS, Chown SL, Kshatriya M, Wessels KJ.
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Hailing from a Kshatriya caste in Samalkot, Sayamma was baptized in 1899.
Canadian Baptist mission work among women in Andhra, India, ... by Elisha, James / Baptist History and Heritage
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's move to prevent religious conversions among Hindus in India is meant to comfort the upper castes of the Brahmin and Kshatriya ("Indian churches fight new law on conversions," November).
Christianity and the untouchables by Westall, Ted / Anglican Journal
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