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hospitable (iou) and Calukya dynasty (sh)


hospitable (iou)



hospitable adjective. L16.
[French, from hospiter receive a guest, from medieval Latin hospitare, from Latin hospit-, hospes HOST noun2: see -ABLE.]
Offering welcome and Entertainment to strangers; extending or disposed to extend a generous hospitality to guests and visitors. L16.
E. Templeton The English are very hospitable, they are bound to make you welcome. A. L. Rowse In Elizabeth Mayer's hospitable house.
transf. Disposed to receive or welcome something readily, receptive to. M17.
hospitableness noun E17.
hospitably adverb E18.

Calukya dynasty (sh)




or Chalukya dynasty

Either of two ancient Indian dynasties.

The Western Calukyas ruled as emperors in the Deccan (peninsular India) from AD 543 to 757 and again from งใ 975 to งใ 1189. The Eastern Calukyas ruled in Vengi (present-day eastern Andhra Pradesh) from งใ 624 to งใ 1070. The most significant ruling family of the Deccan in the 5th and 6th centuries, they controlled both coasts and the major river valleys.