Definition of Rasta in English:
Rasta
adjective & noun ˈrastəˈræstə
informal short for Rastafarian
Example sentencesExamples
- There are about 800,000 Rastas and Rasta supporters in the United States, about 80,000 of whom live in Brooklyn.
- Bob Marley was a devout Rasta, as many of his songs revealed.
- The Rastas then were a group of street preachers who taught the Bible and smoked marijuana.
- The basic belief of a Rasta is to uphold the truth and defend good over evil, to do the will of God here on earth.
- The British Virgin Islands in 1980 banned Rastas from setting foot in the territory.
Rhymes
Antofagasta, aster, Astor, canasta, Jocasta, oleaster, pasta, piastre (US piaster), pilaster, poetaster, Zoroaster
Definition of Rasta in US English:
Rasta
adjective & nounˈrastəˈræstə
informal short for Rastafarian
Example sentencesExamples
- The basic belief of a Rasta is to uphold the truth and defend good over evil, to do the will of God here on earth.
- The Rastas then were a group of street preachers who taught the Bible and smoked marijuana.
- There are about 800,000 Rastas and Rasta supporters in the United States, about 80,000 of whom live in Brooklyn.
- Bob Marley was a devout Rasta, as many of his songs revealed.
- The British Virgin Islands in 1980 banned Rastas from setting foot in the territory.