Koli

[koh-lee]

noun, plural Ko·lis, (especially collectively) Ko·li.

a people of low caste in northern India.

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Historical Examples of koli

The chief, who is a Koli by caste, traces back his descent to 1343.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3
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In his twentieth year he was married to his cousin, Yasodhara, daughter of the rajah of Koli.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1
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So the Koli village looks forward to the Holi and makes timely preparation for it.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters
E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)
The people had an old rhymed proverb, "Koli khud knyaz, tak v gryaz!"
Russia
Donald Mackenzie Wallace