: an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
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Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Even the person picked to run the civil rights division at the Justice Department, Harmeet Dhillon — who is expected to wage war on wokeness — is a Sikh born in India.
—Farah Stockman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The drive for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, has not been a real security concern in India for decades.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As a Sikh in Queens, NY, Boparai came out to his family in college.
—Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Even the person picked to run the civil rights division at the Justice Department, Harmeet Dhillon — who is expected to wage war on wokeness — is a Sikh born in India.
—Farah Stockman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Harvinder Rattan, a Sikh faith representative, asked King Charles at the reception on Dec. 20, as seen in a video shared by the Daily Mail.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The drive for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, has not been a real security concern in India for decades.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Sikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sikh. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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