Scheduled Tribe

[ skej-oold trahyb; British shedyoold ]

noun
  1. (in India) the official name given to any of the Indigenous peoples or tribal communities who are outside the caste system: these disadvantaged groups are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.

Origin of Scheduled Tribe

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby Scheduled Tribe

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