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sittringee
noun
sit·trin·gee
\sə̇‧ˈtrinjē\
Definition of sittringee
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India
: a carpet of striped or checkered cotton
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Origin and Etymology of sittringee
Persian shatranjī, literally, checkered, from shatranj, shatrang chessboard, chess, from Sanskrit caturaṅga, literally, four limbs, from catur four + aṅga limb
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