Adibasi
Adibasi is the alternative form of Adivasi.
Meaning of Adivasi
Noun
Adivasi (plural Adivasis or Adivasi)
- A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia.
- These new set of decisions may or may not be put into operation, but the process of constructing suspicion and othering of the Jummas is already in place. Jummas cannot be called “adibashis", Jummas cannot be recognised in the constitution, Jummas have to be called “khudro nri-goshthi"...2017 May 2, "Can the Jummas of Bangladesh speak?", Jumjournal
Forms of Adibasi
| plural | Adibasis |
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| plural | Adibasi |
Origin of Adibasi
Transliteration of Odia ଆଦିବାସୀ (ādibāsi).
Questions about Adibasi
- What is Adibasi the alternative form of?
- Adibasi is the alternative form of Adivasi.
Words near Adibasi in the dictionary
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