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Punjabiness

Punjabiness noun: the quality or characteristic of being Punjabi.

Noun

Punjabiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or characteristic of being Punjabi.
    • These days {...} his Punjabiness would probably be more of an issue on the nation’s ethnic battleground than his Bengaliness.2002, Kamila Shamsie, Kartography, Bloomsbury (2003), pages 43-44

Origin of Punjabiness

From Punjabi + -ness.

Questions about Punjabiness

What does Punjabiness mean?
Punjabiness means the quality or characteristic of being Punjabi.
What part of speech is Punjabiness?
Punjabiness is a noun.

Words near Punjabiness in the dictionary

  1. punja
  2. Punjab
  3. Punjabee
  4. Punjabees
  5. Punjabi
  6. Punjabiness
  7. Punjabis
  8. punjam
  9. punjams
  10. Punjaub
  11. Punjaubee

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