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Krishna (kris̸h′nə)

noun

an important Hindu god, an incarnation of Vishnu, second god of the Hindu trinity

Etymology: Sans kṛṣṇa, lit., black < IE base *kers-, black, dark

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Krishna (kris̸h′nə)

river in S India, flowing from the Western Ghats eastward into the Bay of Bengal: c. 800 mi (1,287 km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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