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Definition of Gaurs
1. gaur [n] - See also: gaur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaurs
Literary usage of Gaurs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of the Human Species: Its Typical Forms, Primeval by Charles Hamilton Smith (1859)
"THE gaurs AND PERSIANS. ... Kurds of the present time, does not appear, although,
in Persian tradition, the gaurs were the first conquerors of Aria or Iran. ..."
2. Hindu Tribes and Castes by Matthew Atmore Sherring (1872)
"that the Tagas are a branch of the gaurs, and that they separated from them in
early Hindu times, this indirect testimony from the natives themselves, ..."
3. Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste by Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896)
"Some of the Adi gaurs are now receiving English education. The general surname
of the gaurs is M '-ri Their special surnames are the following :— 'acred ..."
4. Memoirs on the History, Folk-lore, and Distribution of the Races of the by Henry Miers Elliot (1869)
"... of gaurs, which do not at all correspond with those known in these provinces.
Here they are divided into three classes, called Bhat Gaur, Baman Gaur, ..."