Rama

¹ American

[rah-muh] / ˈrɑ mə /

noun

(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.

-rama ² American

variant of -orama, occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in -r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama:

Cinerama; telerama.

Rama British

/ ˈrɑːmə /

noun

(in Hindu mythology) any of Vishnu's three incarnations (the heroes Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra)

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Etymology

Origin of Rama

from Sanskrit Rāma black, dark

Example Sentences

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Last September, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced with much fanfare he had appointed what he claimed was the first AI-generated minister, tasked with preventing corruption in public tenders.

From Barron's

Several former ministers in Rama's governments have been targeted by corruption investigations.

From Barron's

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced in September that an AI system, dubbed Diella, would oversee a new public tenders portfolio as a "minister" that he pledged would cut corruption.

From Barron's

The country's Prime Minister Edi Rama says he is "proud and happy".

From BBC

“Mamdani getting allergy shots so Rama and he can get a cat is literally all the sweet things I need to hear to wake up to this morning,” one person wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal

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