: an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The work also features worship bells and the quintessential Scottish soda, Irn-Bru, to celebrate the Glaswegian Sikh community from which Kaur hails.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The drive for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, has not been a real security concern in India for decades.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In September 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of assassinating a Sikh Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The work also features worship bells and the quintessential Scottish soda, Irn-Bru, to celebrate the Glaswegian Sikh community from which Kaur hails.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Harvinder Rattan, a Sikh faith representative, asked King Charles at the reception on Dec. 20, as seen in a video shared by the Daily Mail.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The drive for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, has not been a real security concern in India for decades.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Sikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sikh. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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