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PRONUNCIATION OF SITA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SITA

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sita 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 SITA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sita

Sita

Sita (Devanagari: सीता listen (help·info), also spelled Seeta or Seetha, meaning "furrow") is the central female character of the Hindu epic Ramayana and was born in Janakpurdham present day Mithila, Nepal. She is the consort of the Hindu God Sri Rama (avatar of Vishnu) and is an avatar of Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and wife of Vishnu. She is esteemed as a paragon of spousal and feminine virtues for all Hindu women. Sita is known for her dedication, self-sacrifice, courage and purity. Sita is described as the daughter of the earth goddess Bhūmi and the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Mithila and Queen Sunayna. In her youth, she marries Sri Rama, the prince of Ayodhya. Soon after her marriage, she is forced into exile with her husband and brother-in-law Lakshmana. While in exile, the trio settle in the Dandaka forest, from where she is abducted by the Ravana, Rakshasa King of Lanka. She is imprisoned in the Ashoka Vatika of Lanka by Ravana. Sita is finally rescued by Sri Rama in the climatic war where Sri Rama slays Ravana. Sita proves her chastity by undergoing a trial by fire.

Definition of Sita in the English dictionary

The definition of Sita in the dictionary is goddess consort of the god Vishnu in the incarnation of Rama.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SITA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SITA

agita
akita
amrita
capita
casita
Chita
dita
dolce vita
gordita
Lolita
margarita
margherita
Oita
Ouachita
partita
per capita
pita
vita
Wichita
Yamashita

Synonyms and antonyms of Sita in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sita» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SITA

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

Translator English - Chinese

西塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sita
570 millions of speakers

English

Sita
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sita
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sita
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sita
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீதா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sita
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sita
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сита
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sita
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sita
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sita
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sita
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sita
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sita

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SITA»

The term «Sita» is very widely used and occupies the 17.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SITA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SITA»

Discover the use of Sita in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sita and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sita
For the first time, the original text of Sita is accompanied here by the first of Millett's moving prose elegies, written after Sita committed suicide.
Kate Millett, 2000
2
The Rape of Sita
The U.S. premiere of an internationally acclaimed a novel, called "beautifully written, powerful, and wise."--Booklist
Lindsey Collen, 2004
3
Sita: Daughter of the Earth
Adapted from the ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana, this is a touching tale of love, honor, and sacrifice that reveals one woman's shining strength in an unforgiving world.
Saraswati Nagpal, 2011
4
Sita's Ramayana
And in the process the story explores ideas of right vs. wrong, compassion, loyalty, trust, honor and the terrible price of war.
Samhita Arni, 2012
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How We Met: Sita Describing Her Marriage to Rama
SI have heard, O Sita, that your hand in marriage was won by the renowned Raghava on the occasion of the self-choice ceremony [svayamvara].
Krishna's Mercy, 2010
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Sita's Kitchen: A Testimony of Faith and Inquiry
My attention was drawn to what I had not noticed the first time around, a signboard of quite contemporary origin which said in Hindi 'Janmasthan Sitaki- rasoi,' i.e. 'Birthplace (Rama's) Sita's Kitchen.' My eyes and heart were opened to a ...
Ramchandra Gandhi, 1994
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Rama and Sita: an Indian folk tale
Banished by his father to a dark forest, Prince Rama proceeds to lose his wife to the demon prince Ravana until a tribe of monkeys comes to help him.
Govinder Ram, 1988
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Sita: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Sita's Daughters: Coming Out of Purdah : the Rajput Women of ...
The avataras of Lakshmi who figure most prominently in the contemporary worship of Rajput women in Khalapur are Sita and Radha. Sita The goddess of most importance to Rajput women is Sita, the wife of Ram, from whom they trace their ...
Leigh Minturn, 1993
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The Goddess as Role Model : Sita and Radha in Scripture and ...
This book seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women.
Seattle Heidi R.M. Pauwels Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Literature University of Washington, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SITA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sita is used in the context of the following news items.
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AirAsia India and Air Costa ties up with SITA
World's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology SITA would provide its aircraft communications and flight tracking ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
2
Sita is suave and fearless in Amish's Ramayana
Sita slowly reached for her scabbard, where her knife should have been. Her hand tensed. Ram watched with keen interest: no sudden movements, not a twitch ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
3
SITA eyes India with blackbox data streaming from flights
BRUSSELS: Airlines IT solutions giant SITA today said it will soon test streaming of data from blackboxes to help gather crucial information about movement of ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
4
SITA to provide Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal IT infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Airports announced today a five-year partnership with SITA, to provide state-of-the-art IT infrastructure throughout the new Midfield Terminal, which ... «Arabian Aerospace, May 15»
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INTERIORS: Malaysia Airlines signs for SITA tracking
Malaysia Airlines will introduce a global flight tracking system from mid-2015, the launch customer for a new SITA service that uses existing equipment and ... «Flightglobal, Apr 15»
6
Not Losing Our Luggage Has Made Airlines $18 Billion Richer
SITA's CEO Francesco Violante attributes improvements in baggage handling technology and new baggage processing systems for these improvements. «Skift, Mar 15»
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SITA UK rebrands as Suez Environnement
Waste and recycling services provider SITA UK has rebranded as SUEZ Environnement today (March 12), adopting 'a new position' in the management of ... «letsrecycle.com, Mar 15»
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Sita, Post Office investigations welcomed
The African National Congress on Thursday welcomed the Special Investigating Unit's (SIU's) probe into a number of institutions for maladministration and ... «BusinessTech, Jul 14»
9
Zuma orders probing of state bodies for corruption
The entities to be investigated are the South African Post Office (Sapo), the State Information Technology Agency (Sita), the Greater Tubatse local municipality ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 14»
10
Air India Systems Integration with Star Alliance: SITA Completes …
Global aviation IT firm SITA today said it has completed a variety of technical requisites for Air India to integrate its systems with that of Star Alliance, including ... «NDTV, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
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