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Definition of Nagas
1. naga [n] - See also: naga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nagas
Literary usage of Nagas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Baptist Missionary Magazine by Executive Committee, Baptist General Convention, American Baptist Missionary Union, Board of Managers (1844)
"The nagas of the adjoining hills come here, and exchange cotton for salt ...
These present a very different appearance from the nagas who trade at Jaipur. ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"There are several well-marked distinctions between the races. The nagas wear
their hair cut in various ways, sometimes very short; ..."
3. A History of American Baptist Missions in Asia, Africa, Europe and North by William Gammell (1850)
"Mr. Bronson settles among the nagas. — Arrival of other Missionaries. — Station
at Sibsagar. — Station at Nowgong. — Generous aid of British Officers. ..."
4. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1874)
"The traditions of the nagas are obscure in the extreme. They point, however, to
the existence of an ancient Naga empire in the Dekhan, having its capital in ..."
5. A Statistical Account of Assam by William Wilson Hunter (1879)
"The only ceremony consists of a grand feast given by the bridegroom to the whole
village. THE KACHA nagas are a tribe inhabiting the southern portion of the ..."
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