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Meanings of Nirvana in English

Portuguese
alturas
Catalan
terra promesa
Spanish
cielo

Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.

alturas
Portuguese
nirvana
Catalan
nirvana
Spanish
nirvana

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.

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Examples for "enlightenment"
Examples for "enlightenment"
1
Principal among these, of course, is education and the rigours of enlightenment.
Forge of Darkness
2
Still, there's no reason to believe that enlightenment is on the way.
The Guardian
3
It might aim to create general enlightenment, but it runs on money.
The Irish Times
4
And yet it had been given only in the spirit of enlightenment.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills
5
Yet the exchanges only elicit public enlightenment once in a blue moon.
The Guardian
Usage of Nirvana in English
1
Once upon a time, I was a volunteer the year Nirvana performed.
Ebony
2
CVC declined to comment, while Nirvana was not immediately available for comment.
Reuters
3
Sometimes the attorney finally reaches Nirvana; the invention comes into its own.
The Professional Approach
4
He sits down beside Tolstoy in the land of nothing and Nirvana.
Orthodoxy
5
Here was the delicious sense of rest we are promised in Nirvana.
Round the World
6
They knew who Nirvana were, but weren't really into the grunge scene.
The Guardian
7
The end of the one is Nirvana, where all separation has ceased.
An Introduction to Yoga
8
Together the two announcements could mean cross-platform, application-independent Nirvana for office documents.
Wired
9
I read in a magazine about a lyric in Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box.
The Guardian
10
The Pole roused himself from his brandy-and-tobacco Nirvana, and rolled his eyes.
Married
11
Where could they film down here on Earth to match Elysium's Nirvana?
Wired
12
The band was called Nirvana, and they sounded both heavy and heavenly.
The Irish Times
13
Damp tea dresses over denim cut-off shorts emphasised a retro Nirvana theme.
The Guardian
14
He seemed to stand asleep, dreaming of some Nirvana for equine souls.
The Night Horseman
15
I have been a huge Nirvana fan since I was a teenager.
Wired
16
Like Beck and Nirvana, it's one for the people who were there.
The Guardian
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