: a long loose-fitting collarless shirt of a style originating in India
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Modi, who is said to do several hours of yoga every day, typically wore simple kurtas, and members of his immediate family worked in modest jobs and were conspicuously absent from senior government positions; whatever other allegations floated around him, he could not be accused of material greed.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
No cell phones in public spaces, and everyone gets organic cotton kurta pajamas to wear during their stay.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
One of the girls, dressed in a red kurta and jeans, brought a lighter to the cigarette between her lips.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Men usually wear a sherwani or a formal suit paired with traditional Indian accessories like a kurta, a churidar, or pants.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
No cell phones in public spaces, and everyone gets organic cotton kurta pajamas to wear during their stay.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
One of the girls, dressed in a red kurta and jeans, brought a lighter to the cigarette between her lips.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Men usually wear a sherwani or a formal suit paired with traditional Indian accessories like a kurta, a churidar, or pants.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for kurta
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“Kurta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kurta. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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