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navratna

/nʌvˈɹʌtnə/

navratna noun: any of group of nine public-sector undertakings in India.

Noun

navratna (plural navratnas)

  1. Any of group of nine public-sector undertakings in India.
    • Oil India Limited (OIL), a Navratna (The Government of India, in 1997, accorded the status of Navratna nine Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) which gave them greater autonomy to compete in the global market so as to “support [them] in their drive to become global giants.”)2014, Subasis Ray, S. Siva Raju, Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility: Indian Perspectives

Forms of navratna

pluralnavratnas

Origin of navratna

Borrowed from Hindi नवरत्न (navratna), from Sanskrit नवरत्न (navaratna).

Questions about navratna

What does navratna mean?
Navratna means any of group of nine public-sector undertakings in India.
What part of speech is navratna?
Navratna is a noun.
How do you pronounce navratna?
Navratna is pronounced /nʌvˈɹʌtnə/.
What is the plural of navratna?
The plural of navratna is navratnas.

Words near navratna in the dictionary

  1. Navotas North
  2. Navotas South
  3. Navrangpura
  4. Navratil
  5. Navratils
  6. navratna
  7. navratnas
  8. Navratri
  9. Navrez
  10. Navroj
  11. Navrot

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