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[ vas-uh ] / ˈvæs ə /
nounGustavus Olaudah Equiano, c1745–1801?, enslaved African, sold in the West Indies, and, after gaining freedom, abolitionist and writer in England. Words nearby Vassavasovagal, vasovagal attack, vasovagal syncope, vasovasostomy, vasovesiculectomy, Vassa, vassal, vassalage, vassalic, vassalize, Vassar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for VassaDuring the remaining three months, known as Vassa or rainy season, residence in a monastery was obligatory. Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot The year is divided into two periods of wandering, two of meditation and one of repose corresponding to the old Vassa. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot So, again, on another occasion he allowed a man to keep Vassa in a caravan, and on a third occasion in a covered boat or ship. Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams Thereupon the Buddha prescribed that the monks were to keep ‘Vassa,’ and refrain from peregrination during the rains. Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
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