nagari

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noun

A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.

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DevanagariDevanagari scriptNagari script
OriginIndonesian nagari ← Sanskrit नगरी →
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Meanings

nagari1

nounnagari (plural nagaris)

plural nagaris

  1. A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.

Nagari2

proper noun
  1. An ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.
  2. Devanagari script.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi

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DevanagariDevanagari scriptNagari script
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syllabarysyllabic script
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devanagari

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

nagari · noun

  1. Sanskritनगरी“city”
  2. Indonesiannagari
  3. Englishnagari

From Indonesian nagari, ultimately from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

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Nagari · proper noun

  1. Sanskritनागरी
  2. EnglishNagari

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

agarinAngriaArigna
Cite this entry
APA

nagari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagari

MLA

“nagari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagari. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nagari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagari.

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