: 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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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Sacramento County officials announced rolling road closures this Sunday for the third annual Holla Mahalla Nagar Kirtan Parade hosted by the Sacramento Sikh Society in Vineyard.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
In a political lineup, Mr. Singh, who became the New Democrats’ leader in 2017, stands out, wearing a turban on his head and tucking a kirpan, or ceremonial knife, into his suit, reflecting his Sikh faith.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Or people from Orlando’s Sikh and Christian and Jewish communities.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Sacramento County officials announced rolling road closures this Sunday for the third annual Holla Mahalla Nagar Kirtan Parade hosted by the Sacramento Sikh Society in Vineyard.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The sixth emperor of the famed Mughal dynasty, he is considered by many detractors to be a tyrant who brutalized women, razed Hindu temples, forced religious conversions and waged wars against Hindu and Sikh rulers.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
In a political lineup, Mr. Singh, who became the New Democrats’ leader in 2017, stands out, wearing a turban on his head and tucking a kirpan, or ceremonial knife, into his suit, reflecting his Sikh faith.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Sikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sikh. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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