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

Observers believe she sees support for the Rohingya as going treacherously against the tide of popular opinion.

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Many Burmese say the Rohingya should “go back” to Bangladesh, whose government also disavows the Rohingya.

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The program shows Rohingya kneeling under tarps on the deck of a boat as waves come crashing against the bow.

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Few figures inside Burma have spoken out against the anti-Rohingya sloganeering.

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But even within this scheme, animosity toward the Rohingya is singularly severe.

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