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Chanakyas

Chanakyas is the plural of Chanakya.

Meaning of Chanakya

Noun

Chanakya (plural Chanakyas)

  1. (India, Nepal, South-Asia, Indian politics) A shrewd politician or, in general, a cunning person; a Machiavelli.
    • But these methods of the Chāṇakyas—the Macchiavellis of India—unfortunately always carry the seeds of destruction in their bosom.1908, The Theosophist, volume 29, Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, →OCLC, page 722

Questions about Chanakyas

What is Chanakyas the plural of?
Chanakyas is the plural of Chanakya.

Words near Chanakyas in the dictionary

  1. chana dhal
  2. Chanaan
  3. Chanaanite
  4. chanachur
  5. Chanakya
  6. Chanakyas
  7. Chanambam
  8. Chananaean
  9. Chananaeans
  10. Chananean
  11. Chananeans

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