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Indian cholera

British  

noun

  1. another name for cholera

"Collins 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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Drèze and Sen observed that 43 percent of Indian children are undernourished by weight and 48 percent by height before they reach five years of age.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

So, under the Indian Child Welfare Act, decisions by courts about adoptions of American Indian children shift into tribal hands and away from states.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2022

India is a big target for next year, where the project hopes to allow 1.8 million more Indian children to kick a soccer ball, Sow Sidibe said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

She is among some 42 million Indian children who were affected by school closures at the pre-primary level.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2022

And why was Mrs. Guest sending all the white children and the Indian children home right off like that?

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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