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Dravidianism

Dravidianism proper noun: a belief in the need for autonomy and unity, and sometimes the inherent superiority, of the Dravidian peoples of South India.

Proper noun

Dravidianism

  1. (Indian politics) A belief in the need for autonomy and unity, and sometimes the inherent superiority, of the Dravidian peoples of South India.

Origin of Dravidianism

From Dravidian + -ism.

Questions about Dravidianism

What does Dravidianism mean?
Dravidianism means a belief in the need for autonomy and unity, and sometimes the inherent superiority, of the Dravidian peoples of South India.
What part of speech is Dravidianism?
Dravidianism is a proper noun.

Words near Dravidianism in the dictionary

  1. dravest
  2. Dravet syndrome
  3. Dravid
  4. Dravida
  5. Dravidian
  6. Dravidianism
  7. Dravidianist
  8. Dravidianists
  9. Dravidianness
  10. Dravidians
  11. Dravidic

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