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girmitya

girmitya noun: a descendant of indentured Indian labourers brought to Fiji to work on sugar cane plantations for the European settlers.

Noun

girmitya (plural girmityas)

  1. A descendant of indentured Indian labourers brought to Fiji to work on sugar cane plantations for the European settlers.

Forms of girmitya

pluralgirmityas

Origin of girmitya

From English agreement, referring to the agreement of the British government with the labourers as to the length of their stay in Fiji.

Questions about girmitya

What does girmitya mean?
Girmitya means a descendant of indentured Indian labourers brought to Fiji to work on sugar cane plantations for the European settlers.
What part of speech is girmitya?
Girmitya is a noun.
What is the plural of girmitya?
The plural of girmitya is girmityas.

Words near girmitya in the dictionary

  1. girlzines
  2. Girma
  3. Girmas
  4. girmitiya
  5. girmitiyas
  6. girmitya
  7. girmityas
  8. girn
  9. girned
  10. girner
  11. girners

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