Krishna
Americannoun
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Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.
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Informal. Hare Krishna.
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Formerly Kistna. a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.
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a male given name.
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Other Word Forms
- Krishnaism noun
Etymology
Origin of Krishna
From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa
Example Sentences
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Krishna Pokharel writes about life, politics, business, environment, religion and culture in India and the Himalayan region for The Wall Street Journal.
The brooch, in the shape of Hindu deity Lord Krishna, is an emblem of both the fast-developing power of AI technology and hopes it will drive innovation in India's youthful economy.
From Barron's
That feat alone was remarkable for a player from Fiji, a footballing minnow that Krishna had left years earlier to play semi-professionally.
From Barron's
“AI is a value story,” wrote Krishna Chintalapalli, a portfolio manager at Parnassus Investments, recently.
From Barron's
CEO Arvind Krishna — responding to a question from Thill — told analysts on a conference call that IBM is benefiting because companies need software to manage the increased infrastructure, AI services and compute they’re using.
From MarketWatch
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