Munda

[ moo n-duh ]

/ ˈmʊn də /

noun

a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.

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Examples from the Web for munda

Their willingness to die for a place like Munda gives them a tremendous advantage over us.
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Hic jacet in tumba Rosa mundi, non Rosa munda;Non redolet, sed olet, qu redolere solet.
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Some, however, maintain that Ronda is the site of the Munda, under whose walls was sealed the fate of the sons of Pompey.
Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2|Charles Rochfort Scott
A number of females of Orthosia munda and of Mamestra suasa reared in confinement were unattractive to the males.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

The name Murha has been held to show that the caste are connected with the Munda tribe.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
Munda is in some sort regarded as the metropolis of the whole district.
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British Dictionary definitions for munda

Munda

/ (ˈmʊndə) /

noun

a family of languages spoken by scattered peoples throughout central India

plural -das a member of any of these peoples

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