: 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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ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Many of the immigrant drivers are members of the Sikh community, a religious minority from India.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2023, Ottawa suspended trade talks after going public with allegations from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the Indian government was behind an assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
—Rob Gillies, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Ties deteriorated after Canadian authorities alleged that India was involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist near Vancouver in June 2023.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Many of the immigrant drivers are members of the Sikh community, a religious minority from India.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Punjabi Sikh truckers have emerged as a pillar of the American trucking industry.
—Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2023, Ottawa suspended trade talks after going public with allegations from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the Indian government was behind an assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
—Rob Gillies, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Sikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sikh. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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