Adivasi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Adivasi
Sanskrit, from adi beginning + vasi dweller
Example Sentences
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In the heart of Daudhan, 48-year-old Mahesh Adivasi sat with a group of men, who voiced their dissent in the form of a protest song.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
The Indian government’s tribal affairs ministry has repeatedly said it is working on Adivasi rights.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023
Despite that, he said, the number of Dalit and Adivasi priests, nuns and bishops is disproportionately low.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2022
“He fell in love with the Adivasi way of life: their egalitarianism, their consensus-based decision-making, their closeness and their contentment,” said Tony PM, another Jesuit priest who worked with Father Swamy in Jharkhand.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021
The organization that Swamy founded, Bagaicha, found 3,000 such Adivasi prisoners in Jharkhand alone in 2016, and concluded that 97 percent of those charged as Maoists were innocent of that offense.
From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2021
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