# Saurashtra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/ · frequency rank #99,818

## Definitions
1. A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.
2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/saurashtra