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buraku

buraku noun: the burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities.

Noun

buraku pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
    • How far have they come since Japan began carrying out affirmative action policies for the buraku four decades ago, mirroring the American civil rights movement?2009 January 16, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Outcasts Still Wait for Society’s Embrace”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    burakumin

Synonyms of buraku

Origin of buraku

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

Questions about buraku

What does buraku mean?
Buraku means the burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities.
What part of speech is buraku?
Buraku is a noun.

Words near buraku in the dictionary

  1. Bura
  2. Burabod
  3. Buraghmah
  4. Buragwonduc
  5. burak
  6. buraku
  7. burakumin
  8. burakumins
  9. Burali-Forti paradox
  10. Burali-Forti's paradox
  11. buran

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