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Burakumin
[ boor-uh-koo-min ]
plural noun
- (in Japan) the members of a large social minority who have traditionally been considered outcasts.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Burakumin1
1965–70; < Japanese, equivalent to buraku settlement, ghetto (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bùlùo (or bùlào ) settlement, village) + -min people (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese mín )
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