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What I would not do is flaunt my Indianess by wearing a saree to work everyday, because it distracts from the job. So, I would not do that. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Social events are different. If I feel comfortable in a saree for a social event, I wear it.
Indra Nooyi

Meaning of "saree" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAREE

saree  [ˈsɑːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saree is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

saree

Sari

A sari or shari, is an Indian female garment that consists of drape varying from two to nine yards in length and two to four feet in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff. The sari is usually worn over a petticoat, with a fitted upper garment commonly called a blouse or a choli or ravika. The blouse has short sleeves and is usually cropped at the midriff. The sari is associated with grace and is widely regarded as a symbol of Indian culture and Bangladeshi culture...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAREE


Bari
ˈbɑːrɪ
Bihari
bɪˈhɑːrɪ
Cagliari
kælˈjɑːrɪ
calamari
ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ
curare
kjʊˈrɑːrɪ
gari
ˈɡɑːrɪ
Harare
həˈrɑːrɪ
impresari
ˌɪmprəˈsɑːrɪ
Kalahari
ˌkæləˈhɑːrɪ
laari
lɑːrɪ
lari
lɑːrɪ
manrikigusari
ˌmænrɪkɪˈɡuːsɑːrɪ
Mari
ˈmɑːrɪ
Mutare
muːˈtɑːrɪ
Qatari
kæˈtɑːrɪ
safari
səˈfɑːrɪ
sari
ˈsɑːrɪ
Shari
ˈʃɑːrɪ
starry
ˈstɑːrɪ
Vasari
vəˈsɑːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAREE

sardine
Sardinia
Sardinian
Sardis
sardius
sardonian
sardonic
sardonical
sardonically
sardonicism
sardonyx
Sardou
SARFU
sargasso
Sargasso Sea
sargasso weed
sargassum
sarge

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAREE

bummaree
chickaree
chivaree
dungaree
filaree
jigamaree
laree
Parlyaree
pugaree
puggaree
rapparee
sangaree
shikaree
shivaree
stingaree

Synonyms and antonyms of saree in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «saree» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAREE

Find out the translation of saree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saree» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纱丽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sari
570 millions of speakers

English

saree
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сари
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saree
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sari
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saree
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sari
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saree
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

saree
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sari
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saree
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sari
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сарі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saree
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

saree
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saree
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saree
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saree
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saree

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAREE»

The term «saree» is very widely used and occupies the 16.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAREE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saree

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QUOTES WITH «SAREE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word saree.
1
Indra Nooyi
What I would not do is flaunt my Indianess by wearing a saree to work everyday, because it distracts from the job. So, I would not do that. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Social events are different. If I feel comfortable in a saree for a social event, I wear it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAREE»

Discover the use of saree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Romantic Imperialism: Universal Empire and the Culture of ...
Analyses Romantic literary culture in the context of imperialism, capitalism, and the emergent culture of modernisation.
Saree Makdisi, 1998
2
Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation
How the "peace process" has made life impossible for ordinary Palestinians.
Saree Makdisi, 2010
3
William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s
Modern scholars often find it difficult to account for the profound eccentricities in the work of William Blake, dismissing them as either ahistorical or simply meaningless.
Saree Makdisi, 2007
4
Saree
It smell good.I comes out. I sees myself in shiny tingon wall forfirst time. Maybe I is not as ugly as Koddi says. My skin light like Laksman and Igotbig eyes likeLaksman. I realise dat my Laksman, he looklike me. 'Now you wears saree,' Balini ...
Su Dharmapala, 2014
5
Making England Western: Occidentalism, Race, and Imperial ...
Delving into the works of Wordsworth, Austen, Byron, Dickens, and others to trace an arc of celebration, ambivalence, and criticism influenced by these imperial dynamics, Makdisi demonstrates the extent to which Romanticism offered both ...
Saree Makdisi, 2014
6
My Big Book Of Ss 3 (Rev.)
HYDERABAD, DHOTI-SHIRT, SAREE-BLOUSE, PAVADAI UGADI, PONGAL, HYDERABAD, TIRUPATI, VIJAYAWADA, DEEPAVALI, DASARA, ID, TELUGU, URDU GUNTUR, NELLORE, VISHAKHAPATNAM CHRISTMAS VIZIANAGARAM  ...
Pushpa Jain
7
International Management: Insights from Fiction and Practice
Section. 2. Settling. into. New. Surroundings. 2.1. SAREE. OF. THE. GODS. G.S.. Sharat. Chandra. One of the things that Prapulla had insisted was to have a place waiting for them in New York where other Indian immigrants lived. She had ...
Sheila M. Puffer, 2004
8
Lehenga Style Saree
Lehenga style Saree is a new trend of Saree introduced in India. This is an aesthetic blend of the traditional Saree and a Lehenga choli. Lehenga style saree is normally 4.5 meters to 5.5 meters long.
Christabel Donatienne Ruby, 2011
9
Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in ...
One fine day, some time after this, two of the Rajah's little daughters thought they would go and see Parbuttee Bai; and as it happened, Parbuttee Bai had on the Rakshas' saree, and was standing by the half-closed window shutters looking out  ...
Mary Frere, Sir Bartle Frere, 1868
10
Work-oriented General Education
"On April 3, 1969 Mr. Ramesh, the purchasing-cum-sales supervisor of Fashion Centre, happened to come across a new kind of saree with a very attractive design in Tirukkulam, a village near Tiruchirappaly, Madras State, during one of his ...
Eugene Staley, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saree is used in the context of the following news items.
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Praveen Togadia attacks Narendra Modi over 'saree, shawl …
Terming India's policy towards Pakistan as a "failure", VHP chief Praveen Togadia today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should put an end to the "saree, ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
2
Togadia attacks Modi over 'saree, shawl' diplomacy with Pak
"Diplomacy of saree, shawl and mango is enough for now. India should stop all dialogue with Pakistan and start preparing to teach a lesson to the country, which ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Togadia attacks PM Modi over saree, shawl diplomacy with Pakistan
"Diplomacy of saree, shawl and mango is enough for now. India should stop all dialogue with Pakistan and start preparing to teach a lesson to the country, which ... «India Today, Jul 15»
4
With A Pistol In Her Saree Folds, This Mafia Wife Mowed Down …
A dispute related to land of a church led to ruckus in front of District Magistrate's residence in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. «Indiatimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Indian designer gives sarees whole new avatars
While we never get tired of the traditional way of draping a saree, the ethnic Indian attire has bloomed out to new silhouettes, cuts, and draping styles in recent ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
6
Man in saree, not cross dressing
The festival is his endeavour to bring together the disparate discourses around the saree - from digital printing styles to reinventions in silhouette and drape, and ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jun 15»
7
Cannes 2015: Kalieaswari Srinivasan In Saree
There has been a lot of saree sightings off late on the red carpet at Cannes 2015. The South Indian beauties who walked the carpet have brightened Cannes ... «BoldSky, May 15»
8
Aditi, Shibani unveils online saree brand 'Aura'
Singer-musician Shibani Kashyap and Femina Miss India World 2015 Aditi Arya recently unveiled the contemporary and innovative saree collection 'Aura'. «Business Standard, May 15»
9
Saree distributor Shree Meena Creations drags Flipkart, Amazon …
NEW DELHI: Mumbai-based saree distributor Shree Meena Creations is dragging Flipkart, Amazon, eBay and about two dozen sellers on these e-commerce ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
10
Malaika Group opens Yasoma Wedding Saree Emporium at BC Road
Bantwal, Apr 20: 'Yasoma Wedding Saree Emporium', a state-of-the-art store for readymade garments and sarees by Malaika Group of Companies was ... «Daijiworld.com, Apr 15»

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