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Vashti

/ˈvæʃti/

Vashti proper noun: a queen of Persia.

Proper noun

Vashti

  1. A queen of Persia.
    • Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 1:9
  2. A female given name from Persian of biblical origin.
    • For a moment Vashti felt lonely.1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops

Origin of Vashti

Borrowed from Hebrew וַשְׁתִּי (vaštī).

Questions about Vashti

What does Vashti mean?
Vashti means a queen of Persia.
What part of speech is Vashti?
Vashti is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vashti?
Vashti is pronounced /ˈvæʃti/.

Words near Vashti in the dictionary

  1. Vasey's grass
  2. vaseygrass
  3. vashegyite
  4. Vashkivtsi
  5. Vashon Island
  6. Vashti
  7. Vasi-vari
  8. vasicentric
  9. vasicine
  10. vasicinol
  11. vasicinolone

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