Rohingya

[ roh-hin-juh, roh-hin-guh ]

noun

1. a member of a predominantly Islamic, Indic-speaking people of western coastal Myanmar, constituting an ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority in that country.
2. the Indic language of the Rohingya, unrelated to the Tibeto-Burman language Burmese, the official language of Myanmar.

adjective

1. relating to the Rohingya or their language:

   Music is deeply rooted in Rohingya culture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rohingya¹

First recorded in 1960–65; a self-designation of the Rohingya people

Example Sentences

But Myanmar's government has denied this, saying it was only carrying out a campaign against Rohingya militants.

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Attacks on the Rohingya first began in 2017, after Rohingya militants launched deadly attacks on more than 30 police posts in Myanmar.

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The shocking violence against the Rohingya prompted an international outcry, and demands for accountability - something which proved difficult, with the-then Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to prosecute her generals.

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"This is a rare day of celebration for the Rohingya," Tun Khin, president of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation in the UK, told Reuters news agency.

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Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar in 2017 to escape a campaign of what the UN has described as genocide launched by the Burmese military.

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