gandhi

Definition of Gandhi in English :

Noun

1. gandhi, indira gandhi, indira nehru gandhi, mrs. gandhi

daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)

2. gandhi, mahatma gandhi, mohandas karamchand gandhi

political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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1.

Indira (Priyadarshini) (ɪnˈdɪərə, ˈɪndərə), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1917–84, Indian stateswoman; prime minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84); assassinated

2.

Mohandas Karamchand (ˌməʊhənˈdʌs ˌkʌrəmˈtʃʌnd), known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader and social reformer. He played a major part in India's struggle for home rule and was frequently imprisoned by the British for organizing acts of civil disobedience. He advocated passive resistance and hunger strikes as means of achieving reform, campaigned for the untouchables, and attempted to unite Muslims and Hindus. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist

3.

Rajiv (ræˈdʒiːv), son of Indira Gandhi. 1944–91, Indian statesman; prime minister of India (1984–89); assassinated

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Mrs. Inˈdira (Nehru) (ɪnˈdɪrə ) ; indirˈə) 1917-84; Indian statesman: prime minister of India (1966-77; 1980-84): assassinated: daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru

2.

Moˈhandas K(aramchand) (moʊˈhɑndəs ) ; mōhänˈdəs) 1869-1948; Hindu nationalist leader & social reformer: assassinated

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Indian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India (1947). He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic.

Indian political leader who served as prime minister (1966-1977 and 1980-1984). She was assassinated by Sikh extremists.

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