Dalit
a member of the Scheduled Castes in India, sometimes also considered to include a member of the Scheduled Tribes.
a member of any of India’s oppressed peoples.
Origin of Dalit
1- Sometimes dalit .
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How to use Dalit in a sentence
Last year Namita programmed a whole raft of Dalit or “untouchable” writers from across India.
Months in, I spent time with a woman who was a Dalit, an outcast.
Manigay pay si dagum yan ūsay odang yan usay Dalit kitkitoi waday.
Kankanay Ceremonies | C. R. Moss
British Dictionary definitions for Dalit
/ (ˈdɑːlɪt) /
a member of the lowest class in India, whom those of the four main castes were formerly forbidden to touch: Formerly called: offensive untouchable
Origin of Dalit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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