Kathiawari

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English

Adjective

Kathiawari (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Kathiawar peninsula.

Proper noun

Kathiawari

  1. A dialect of the Gujarati language.

Noun

Kathiawari (plural Kathiawaris)

  1. A horse of an Indian breed originating in the Kathiawar peninsula.
    • 1998, Ann Hyland, The Warhorse, 1250-1600, page 165:
      In Khacha defensive actions and feudal wars great use was made of Kathiawaris.
    • 2016, Andrea Fitzpatrick, The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds, page 178:
      The Kathiawari is thought to have originated from stock brought to India by Alexander the Great.
    • 2016, BPI India Pvt Ltd., Little Known Facts About India, page 10:
      The Kathiawari and Marwari horses are the only two pure Indian breeds.
  2. A member of the Patidar caste from the Kathiawar peninsula.
    • 1924, Mahatma Gandhi, May-Aug. 1924, page 170:
      Rebuking me gently, a friend has remarked that these days I have been doing an injustice to Kathiawaris: I always describe them as men given to too much talking.
    • 2009, Dina Siegel, The Mazzel Ritual, page 96:
      The cutting and polishing was mainly in hands of Kathiawaris, Kanbi Patels, who were originally farmers from Saurashtra, an area which often suffered from drought.
    • 2023, Sanjeev Goyal, Networks: An Economics Approach, page 661:
      Indian communities, the Palanpuris and the Marwaris, controlled the business end of the diamond industry, while the cutting and polishing was done by a lower caste of agricultural labor contractors, the Kathiawaris.
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