gurdwara
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gurdwara
1905–10; < Punjabi gurduārā < Sanskrit gur ( u ) guru + dvāra door
Example Sentences
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“My mother was the gurdwara president when it was inaugurated in 1985,” the year Ms. Dhillon went to Dartmouth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A shuttered bar named Gibby’s has been reopened as a Sikh temple, or gurdwara, where students from the school, Northern College, gathered on a recent evening.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023
India has complained to the Foreign Office after a top diplomat was confronted by protesters at a gurdwara in Glasgow.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023
When her parents’ place of worship, called a gurdwara, opened a new building in 2013, Mrs. Haley spoke.
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Their temples have the appearance and feel of a Sikh gurdwara, with the sacred text, the Guru Granth Sahib, installed as the focal point in the main prayer hall.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023
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