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Swadeshi

[ swuh-dey-shee ]

noun

  1. a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.


Swadeshi

/ swəˈdeɪʃɪ /

adjective

  1. (in present-day India) produced within the country; not imported
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. (in British India) the encouragement of domestic production and boycott of foreign goods as part of the campaign for independence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Swadeshi1

1900–05; < Hindi or Bengali svadesī, equivalent to sva- self, own + desī native
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Swadeshi1

C20: from Bengali svadesī, from Sanskrit svadeśin, from sva one's own + deśa country
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Example Sentences

Following out the Swadeshi spirit, I observe the indigenous institutions and the village panchayats hold me.

After much thinking I have arrived at a definition of Swadeshi that, perhaps, best illustrates my meaning.

Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the Swadeshi spirit underlying it.

We have laboured under a terrible handicap owing to an almost fatal departure from the Swadeshi spirit.

There now remains for me to consider one more objection that has been raised against Swadeshi.

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