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SHANKAR

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Overview

SHANKAR (noun)
  The noun SHANKAR has 1 sense:

1. Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)play

  Familiarity information: SHANKAR used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SHANKAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ravi Shankar; Shankar

Instance hypernyms:

sitar player (a musician who plays the sitar)


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