Kathiawari

1. not comparableOf, from or relating to the Kathiawar peninsula in Gujarat, India.

1. A dialect of the Gujarati language.

plural Kathiawaris

1. A horse of an Indian breed originating in the Kathiawar peninsula.

   The Kathiawari and Marwari horses are the only two pure Indian breeds.

   2016, BPI India Pvt Ltd., Little Known Facts About India, page 10

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   In Khacha defensive actions and feudal wars great use was made of Kathiawaris.

   1998, Ann Hyland, The Warhorse, 1250-1600, page 165

   The Kathiawari is thought to have originated from stock brought to India by Alexander the Great.

   2016, Andrea Fitzpatrick, The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds, page 178

2. A member of the Patidar caste from the Kathiawar peninsula.

   Rebuking me gently, a friend has remarked that these days I have been doing an injustice to Kathiawaris: I always describe them as men given to too much talking.

   1924, Mahatma Gandhi, May-Aug. 1924, page 170

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   The cutting and polishing was mainly in hands of Kathiawaris, Kanbi Patels, who were originally farmers from Saurashtra, an area which often suffered from drought.

   2009, Dina Siegel, The Mazzel Ritual, page 96

   Indian communities, the Palanpuris and the Marwaris, controlled the business end of the diamond industry, while the cutting and polishing was done by a lower caste of agricultural labor contractors, the Kathiawaris.

   2023, Sanjeev Goyal, Networks: An Economics Approach, page 661