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HARIJAN

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Overview

HARIJAN (noun)
  The noun HARIJAN has 1 sense:

1. belongs to lowest social and ritual class in Indiaplay

  Familiarity information: HARIJAN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HARIJAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harijan; untouchable

Hypernyms ("Harijan" is a kind of...):

castaway; Ishmael; outcast; pariah (a person who is rejected (from society or home))


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