Definition of Annapurna

1. Noun. Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty.

Exact synonyms: Anapurna, Parvati
Generic synonyms: Hindu Deity

2. Noun. A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high).
Exact synonyms: Anapurna
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Annapurna

Anna Amalia Mercouri
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Pavlova
Annaba
Annabel
Annabella
Annabelle
Annabeth
Annalise
Annam
Annamese
Annamite
Annamites
Annapolis
Annapurna (current term)
Anne
Anne Boleyn
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bronte
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Mansfield Sullivan
Anne Marie
Anne Mary Robertson Moses
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Anne Sullivan
Annella

Literary usage of Annapurna

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Annapurna Conservation Area includes the famous Annapurna peaks. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project, a land trust, has begun exemplary work combining ..."

2. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic by William Joseph Wilkins (1882)
"Annapurna (she who fills with food) is represented as a fair woman, standing on' a lotus. In one hand she holds a rice bowl, and in the other a spoon used ..."

3. The Holy City (Benares) by Rajani Ranjan Sen (1912)
"... till at the advice of Laksmi he came to this place where his spouse Annapurna had spirited away all the provisions of the universe. ..."

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