Kathiawari

English

Adjective

Kathiawari (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Kathiawar peninsula.

Proper noun

Kathiawari

1. A dialect of the Gujarati language.

Noun

Kathiawari (plural Kathiawaris)

1. A horse of an Indian breed originating in the Kathiawar peninsula.
   • 1998, Ann Hyland, The Warhorse, 1250-1600, page 165:

     In Khacha defensive actions and feudal wars great use was made of Kathiawaris.

   • 2016, Andrea Fitzpatrick, The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds, page 178:

     The Kathiawari is thought to have originated from stock brought to India by Alexander the Great.

   • 2016, BPI India Pvt Ltd., Little Known Facts About India, page 10:

     The Kathiawari and Marwari horses are the only two pure Indian breeds.

2. A member of the Patidar caste from the Kathiawar peninsula.
   • 1924, Mahatma Gandhi, May-Aug. 1924, page 170:

     Rebuking me gently, a friend has remarked that these days I have been doing an injustice to Kathiawaris: I always describe them as men given to too much talking.

   • 2009, Dina Siegel, The Mazzel Ritual, page 96:

     The cutting and polishing was mainly in hands of Kathiawaris, Kanbi Patels, who were originally farmers from Saurashtra, an area which often suffered from drought.

   • 2023, Sanjeev Goyal, Networks: An Economics Approach, page 661:

     Indian communities, the Palanpuris and the Marwaris, controlled the business end of the diamond industry, while the cutting and polishing was done by a lower caste of agricultural labor contractors, the Kathiawaris.