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RUSHDIE
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• RUSHDIE (noun)
The noun RUSHDIE has 1 sense:
1. British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947)
Familiarity information: RUSHDIE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ahmed Salman Rushdie; Rushdie; Salman Rushdie
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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