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sari

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sari.

Editorial note

It's much cheaper to eat healthier from the markets and through the informal distribution network of sari-sari stores versus equivalent nutrition from processed food from the grocery stores.

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Definitions3
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Quick take

A city in Iran, the seat of Sari County's Central District and the capital of Mazandaran Province.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sari gathered in one view.

noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Sari County's Central District and the capital of Mazandaran Province.

noun

A county of Iran, around the city.

noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sari.

noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Sari County's Central District and the capital of Mazandaran Province.

noun

A county of Iran, around the city.

noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Example sentences

1

It's much cheaper to eat healthier from the markets and through the informal distribution network of sari-sari stores versus equivalent nutrition from processed food from the grocery stores.

2

Many western women will mistakenly wear underwear(choli or pavada) not-knowing they're supposed to wear a sari over it.

3

This is why Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta modeled her institute's habits after the typical poor Hindu's sari.

4

In a corner chair in the third row, a petite woman dressed in a pale cotton sari was sitting.

5

Not quite a goatherd, but Ramanujan's father was a clerk in a sari shop.

6

Kamala Krithivasan teaching Automata theory in full sari avatar was just mind blowing:) I think I'm gonna watch this course.

7

It might be nice to also have a non-psychedelic non-sari as well.

8

There's no biological foundation for wearing a sari, hijab, miniskirt, etc.

9

I have two close friends who are professional filmmakers, Sari Gennis and Ted Arabian.

10

How are we supposed to get an Italian plumber in anything other than red overalls without getting a Viking wearing a sari?

11

Heck, my 45-year-old second cousin, who has lived her whole life in one of the poorest parts of the Philippines with spotty electricity and no running water, has a sari-sari store — and the sari-sari store has a Facebook Page.

12

Modiji quietly got down from the podium, but he did not go towards Sundar, but towards a woman wearing a plain cotton sari sitting in the corner of the third row.

Quote examples

1

Embedding a chip into sari so that someone from New York can get whole "biography" of sari, and hence this blockchain adaptation will mitigate economic distress in India by owning the Hermes style of "handcraft" consumerism?

2

National costumes and team uniforms are allowed." It quite literally says "European standards." National costumes -- I don't know the context here -- usually means vetted traditional clothing (such as, for India, a sari, but not the much more common selwar suit).

Proper noun examples

1

Sari was the animation director for Ferngully, her sister was my boss' girlfriend back in the day.

2

Also, a company in my country started making a paper which rivals Yu-Sari and Tomoe River.

3

Notebook looks good, much less expensive than Rhodia or Yu-Sari for 300 sheets of A5, assuming paper quality is as advertised.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sari in a sentence?

It's much cheaper to eat healthier from the markets and through the informal distribution network of sari-sari stores versus equivalent nutrition from processed food from the grocery stores.

What does sari mean?

A city in Iran, the seat of Sari County's Central District and the capital of Mazandaran Province.

What part of speech is sari?

sari is commonly used as noun.