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suttees

suttees is the plural of suttee.

Meaning of suttee

Noun

suttee (countable and uncountable, plural suttees)

  1. (Hinduism, historical) The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
    Synonyms:
    anumarana, anugamana

Questions about suttees

What is suttees the plural of?
Suttees is the plural of suttee.

Words near suttees in the dictionary

  1. Sutskever
  2. sutta
  3. suttas
  4. suttee
  5. sutteeism
  6. suttees
  7. Sutter
  8. Sutter County
  9. Sutter Creek
  10. Sutterfield
  11. Sutterfields

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