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Chitpavans

Chitpavans is the plural of Chitpavan.

Meaning of Chitpavan

Noun

Chitpavan (plural Chitpavans or Chitpavan)

  1. A member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.
    • Chitpavan derives from the Sanskrit ‘chit’ for mind, and ‘pavan’ for purified by fire.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 61

Questions about Chitpavans

What is Chitpavans the plural of?
Chitpavans is the plural of Chitpavan.

Words near Chitpavans in the dictionary

  1. chitotrioses
  2. chitotriosidase
  3. chitotriosidases
  4. ChiTown
  5. Chitpavan
  6. Chitpavans
  7. Chitpawan
  8. Chitpawans
  9. chitra
  10. Chitrabaanu
  11. Chitradurg

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