: an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
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Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
Singh and the Sikh Coalition are not involved in the Khalistan referendum, but Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the man targeted for assassination in New York is.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Another officer, Rajdeep Singh, is a Sikh who escorts inmates at California State Prison, Sacramento, and also has had to shave since being sent home from work in February, court papers say.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The most vocal supporters of the cause are among the Sikh diaspora.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Haley's candidacy is historic not only because of her country of descent but also for her Sikh upbringing.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Being the first Sikh on Big Brother is already huge.
—EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District released surveillance video footage that captured the Jan. 29 explosions near the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society, a temple in Sacramento County’s Vineyard neighborhood.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2024
Just down the street from the gurdwara, on Bradshaw Road, a billboard promoting the Khalistan referendum shows a pious-looking Sikh underneath an American flag.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
An estimated 250,000 people of Sikh descent live in California, with most in the Central Valley.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
In 1984 in response to growing unrest, the Indian army took over the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh sites, along with other Gurdwaras.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
This is also happening alongside anti Muslim, Arab and Sikh discrimination.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The mosque sits on the same road as a Sikh gurdwara and an Albanian Catholic church.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
At the time, members of Northern California’s Sikh community would gather to pray on the farm.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Years later, Canadian officials apologized for shortcomings in the investigations and possibly ignoring warnings from India of an impending attack by Sikh militants.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Related article Why is India so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan?
—Tara John, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Noun
Later in the year, U.S. officials accused New Delhi of plotting to assassinate a Sikh American, sparking another dispute.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
Singh and the Sikh Coalition are not involved in the Khalistan referendum, but Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the man targeted for assassination in New York is.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Another officer, Rajdeep Singh, is a Sikh who escorts inmates at California State Prison, Sacramento, and also has had to shave since being sent home from work in February, court papers say.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The most vocal supporters of the cause are among the Sikh diaspora.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Haley's candidacy is historic not only because of her country of descent but also for her Sikh upbringing.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Being the first Sikh on Big Brother is already huge.
—EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District released surveillance video footage that captured the Jan. 29 explosions near the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society, a temple in Sacramento County’s Vineyard neighborhood.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2024
Just down the street from the gurdwara, on Bradshaw Road, a billboard promoting the Khalistan referendum shows a pious-looking Sikh underneath an American flag.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
India, agencies reported, is focused on suppressing support for a Sikh separatist movement that seeks to carve an independent state and opposes Canadian candidates perceived to support it.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
An estimated 250,000 people of Sikh descent live in California, with most in the Central Valley.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
In 1984 in response to growing unrest, the Indian army took over the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh sites, along with other Gurdwaras.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
This is also happening alongside anti Muslim, Arab and Sikh discrimination.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The mosque sits on the same road as a Sikh gurdwara and an Albanian Catholic church.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
At the time, members of Northern California’s Sikh community would gather to pray on the farm.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Years later, Canadian officials apologized for shortcomings in the investigations and possibly ignoring warnings from India of an impending attack by Sikh militants.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Related article Why is India so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan?
—Tara John, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
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Sikh
nounˈsēk
: a believer in a religion of India that was founded about 1500 and that believes in one God and rejects idols and caste
Sikhism
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