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Punjabi
[puhn-jah-bee]
noun
plural
Punjabisa native or inhabitant of the Punjab.
an Indic language of the Punjab.
adjective
of or relating to the Punjab, its people, or their language.
Punjabi
/ ʌˈɑːɪ /
noun
a member of the chief people of the Punjab
the state language of the Punjab, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
of or relating to the Punjab, its people, or their language
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Example Sentences
It was a killing that shocked India: Punjabi hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead through the windscreen of his car by hired gunmen.
Punjabi music itself, high on volume and energy - with lyrics packed with the names of cities and global luxury brands - has become a subculture.
Fewer shipments into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach mean less work for the Californians who move cargo, said Raman Dhillon, chief executive of the North American Punjabi Trucking Assn.
Punjabi rap music plays over a video showing three men at a beachside restaurant in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott.
Blending Punjabi folk - its dhol beats and string melodies - with global hip-hop, he created something entirely new.
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When To Use
A Punjabi is a person who is from or lives in Punjab, a former UK province.Punjabi is also the language spoken by the people of Punjab.Punjab was a province of British India until 1947. In that year, the province was split between the Asian countries of India and Pakistan. The majority of the former Punjab is now located in Pakistan, as the eastern province of Punjab. The rest of the land makes up the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.According to the 2011 Indian Census, just over 33 million speakers of Punjabi lived in India. It was the 11th most popular language in the country at that time, with 2.7 percent of the country speaking it.According to the CIA Factbook, Punjabis are the largest ethnic group in Pakistan, making up 44.7 percent of the population, and the Punjabi language is spoken by 48 percent of the country.
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