Vashti

V4A1S1H4T1I1
/ˈvæʃti/

proper noun

A queen of Persia.

OriginHebrew וַשְׁתִּי →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA queen of Persia.

    Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 1:9
  2. A female given name from Persian of biblical origin.

    For a moment Vashti felt lonely.

    1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops

Origin

  1. Hebrewוַשְׁתִּי
  2. EnglishVashti

Borrowed from Hebrew וַשְׁתִּי (vaštī).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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