Rushdie

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US/ˈɹʊʃdi/UK/ˈɹʊʃdiː/

proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounRushdie (plural Rushdies)

plural Rushdies

  1. A surname.

    In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.

    2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN
  2. A male given name.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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