KSHATRUYA

Ksha"tri*ya, Ksha"tru*ya, n.Etym: [Skr. kshatriya one belonging to the military caste.]

Definition: The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste. [India]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FIDDLE

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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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