1. <adjective> Relating to the Punjab - a region covering part of Pakistan and part of
India.
2. <noun> A South
Asian ethnic group found predominantly in the Punjab. 90 million Punjabis live in Pakistan, 30 million in
India, 2 million in the UK and just under 1 million in Canada. Most Punjabis are Muslims, although many are Sikhs and smaller numbers belong to other religions.
3. <noun> A language spoken by most Punjabis and also by many non-Punjabis living in
India or Pakistan.
4. <noun> A term sometimes used as a racial slur to refer to people of South
Asian origin. Also sometimes applied (perhaps mistakenly) to those not of South Asian origin, such as Arabs, Turks, Persians and Berbers.
1. "The Punjabi landscape is beautifully mountainous."
2. "My mother's a Punjabi and my
father's a Pashtun."
3. "I don't speak Punjabi very
well."
4. "Go back home, you stupid
fat Punjabi!"