Mohandas gandhi
[gahn-dee, gan-] /ˈgɑn di, ˈgæn-/
noun
1.
Indira
[in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
2.
Mohandas Karamchand
[moh-huh n-dahs kuhr-uh m-chuhnd] /ˌmoʊ hənˈdɑs ˌkʌr əmˈtʃʌnd/ (Show IPA), (“Mahatma”) 1869–1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer.
3.
Rajiv
[rah-jeev] /rɑˈdʒiv/ (Show IPA), 1944–91, Indian political leader: prime minister 1984–89 (son of Indira).
/ˈɡændɪ/
noun
1.
Indira (Priyadarshini) (ɪnˈdɪərə, ˈɪndərə), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1917–84, Indian stateswoman; prime minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84); assassinated
2.
Mohandas Karamchand (ˌməʊhənˈdʌs ˌkʌrəmˈtʃʌnd), known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader and social reformer. He played a major part in India’s struggle for home rule and was frequently imprisoned by the British for organizing acts of civil disobedience. He advocated passive resistance and hunger strikes as means of achieving reform, campaigned for the untouchables, and attempted to unite Muslims and Hindus. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist
3.
Rajiv (ræˈdʒiːv), son of Indira Gandhi. 1944–91, Indian statesman; prime minister of India (1984–89); assassinated
Read Also:
- Moharram
[moo-har-uh m, moh-] /mʊˈhær əm, moʊ-/ noun 1. the first month of the Muslim calendar. /məʊˈhærəm/ noun 1. a variant of Muharram
- Mohasky
adjective Intoxicated with marijuana; stoned noun Marijuana [1940s+ Narcotics; fr mohoska]
- Mohave
[moh-hah-vee] /moʊˈhɑ vi/ noun, plural Mohaves (especially collectively) Mohave. 1. a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California. adjective 2. of or relating to the Mohave tribe. /məʊˈhɑːvɪ/ noun 1. (pl) -ves, -ve. a member of a North […]
- Mohave-desert
noun 1. . noun 1. a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km). noun 1. another name for Mojave Desert noun 1. a desert in S California, south of the Sierra Nevada: part of the Great Basin. Area: 38 850 sq km (15 000 sq miles) […]
- Mohawk
[moh-hawk] /ˈmoʊ hɔk/ noun, plural Mohawks (especially collectively) Mohawk. 1. a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York. 2. the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk Indians. 3. a river flowing E from central New York to the Hudson. 148 miles (240 […]