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gadi

gadi noun: a cushioned throne used by Indian princes.

Noun

gadi (plural gadis)

  1. (India) A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
  2. (India, figuratively) The office or position of a monarch; throne.
    • I have thought we were friends and should still love to think so. However what has happened since August 9 last makes me wonder whether you still regard me as a friend. I have perhaps not come in such close touch with any other occupant of your gadi as with you.1942 December 31, Mahatma Gandhi, “Letter on New Year’s Eve: May the New Year bring peace to us [Letter to Lord Linlithgow]”, in R. L. Khipple, editor, Famous Letters of Mahatma Gandhi, Lahore: The...

Forms of gadi

pluralgadis
alternative formgaddi
alternative formguddee
alternative formguddy

Origin of gadi

Borrowed from Hindi गद्दी (gaddī).

Questions about gadi

What does gadi mean?
Gadi means a cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
What part of speech is gadi?
Gadi is a noun.
What is the plural of gadi?
The plural of gadi is gadis.

Words near gadi in the dictionary

  1. Gadhang
  2. Gadhavi
  3. Gadhavis
  4. Gadhdhoo
  5. Gadhelic
  6. gadi
  7. Gadianton
  8. Gadiantons
  9. gadic
  10. gadic acid
  11. gadid

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