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shastris

shastris is the plural of shastri.

Meaning of shastri

Noun

shastri (plural shastris)

  1. (India) Someone who teaches the shastras.
    • Sanskrit was for him the language of the shastris, who, despite their learning, were poor and dependent.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 16

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Proper noun capitalized: Shastris

Shastris

  1. (plural) plural of Shastri

Questions about shastris

What is shastris the plural of?
Shastris is the plural of shastri.
What part of speech is shastris?
Shastris is a proper noun.

Words near shastris in the dictionary

  1. shastras
  2. shastree
  3. shastrees
  4. shastri
  5. shastrik
  6. shastris
  7. shat
  8. shat a brick
  9. shat bricks
  10. shat in someone's Cheerios
  11. shat it in

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