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Sikh

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Sikh /siːk/ noun [countable]  RRHa member of an Indian religious group that developed from Hinduism in the 16th century 锡克教教徒〔16 世纪从印度教发展出来的一个宗教团体的信徒〕Sikh adjective
Examples from the Corpus
SikhI think the executioner was a Sikh.In the distance smoke rose over the old city, where Hindu mobs were massacring Sikhs in reprisal for Indira's assassination.The survivors scrambled back to the sepoy lines pursued by a vengeful squadron of Sikh cavalry.It showed an old Sikh warrior on a pony, glaring at the camera fiercely, a huge spear in his hand.Mr Mann insists that Punjab must be a homeland for the Sikhs, brought into being by a UN-supervised plebiscite.Nationalistic unrest is not limited to the Sikhs or Kashmirs.On Jan. 31, the government promised safe passage to Sikh militants taking up the Prime Minister's offer of peace talks.
Origin Sikh (1700-1800) Hindi disciple, follower
Sikh nounChinese
member an Indian a group religious developed that of Corpus


Sikh
Sikh /siːk/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Hindi
 Origin: 'disciple, follower'
a member of an Indian religious group that developed from Hinduism in the 16th century
—Sikh adjective


SikhBrE /siːk/ 🔊NAmE /siːk/ 🔊 nouna member of a religion (called Sikhism) that developed in Punjab in the late 15th century and is based on a belief that there is only one God 锡克教教徒(锡克教在 15 世纪晚期产生于旁遮普地区,相信一神论) Sikh adjective