Gond
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gond
First recorded in 1810–15; from Hindi, from Sanskirit goṇḍa “fleshy navel, person having a fleshy navel, Gond”
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Like Meena Pandey's family, relatives of Shyamlal Gond from UP's Deoria are still waiting for compensation.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
“My baby will be safer,” she said in Gondi, a language spoken by an estimated 13 million members of the Indigenous Gond community.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
He went on Google, searching for the word “Gondwana,” the name for the Gond tribe’s traditional land.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2017
OK, it’s one of the two ancient continents that existed on Earth 180 million years ago and it’s named after the modern-day Gond people of central Asia, so there’s some science to it.
From Time ● Mar. 13, 2014
This double opening gave Foch, facing von Buelow in the marshes of St. Gond, the opportunity which he sought of smashing the enemy's centre.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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