Rama

noun

Ra·​ma ˈrä-mə How to pronounce Rama (audio)
: a deity or deified hero of later Hinduism worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu

Examples of Rama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is where Rama Singh (Sikander Kher) hangs out. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024 The agreement, signed in November between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, is part of Ms. Meloni’s efforts to share the burden of addressing migration with other European countries. Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024 Blinken is meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama and will reaffirm the strength of the United States’ relations with Albania, a key partner for stability in the Western Balkans and a firm ally in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty in its war against Russia. Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024 This more than five-mile-long thoroughfare that runs parallel to Bangkok’s River of Kings, or Chao Phraya River, was built in the 1860s under the reign of King Rama IV, and is known as the first road in Bangkok to be built using modern construction methods. Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2024 In 1992, Hindu nationalists destroyed a 16th-century mosque there, following a yearslong campaign propagating the falsehood that the mosque stood on the birthplace of Lord Rama, the most revered of Hindu deities. Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024 In Hindu mythology, Hanuman is the devoted companion of Lord Rama, in whom interest is exceptionally high these days ahead of the consecration of a temple in his name at Ayodhya, India, next week. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024 But people are not helpless against these germs, says Rama Thyagarajan, an infectious disease and internal medicine physician at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023 Last month, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni announced a five-year deal in which Albania agreed to temporarily shelter up to 3,000 migrants per month -- up to 36,000 migrants a year -- while Rome fast-tracks their requests for asylum in Italy. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit Rāma

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Rama was in 1819

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“Rama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rama. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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