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Naxal

Naxal is the clipping of Naxalite.

Meaning of Naxalite

Noun

Naxalite (plural Naxalites)

  1. A member of any of several militant Maoist movements in India.
    • Nobody expects anything from a Naxalite, so everything they do is a bonus.
    • The Naxalite problem has to be tackled by the state police forces and paramilitary forces.2010, Sudeep Chakravarti, Red Sun:Travels In Naxalite Country, Penguin Books India, page 112

Forms of Naxal

pluralNaxals

Phrases with Naxal

Questions about Naxal

What is Naxal the clipping of?
Naxal is the clipping of Naxalite.

Words near Naxal in the dictionary

  1. Nawroz
  2. Nawruz
  3. NAWSA
  4. nawth
  5. Nawton
  6. Naxal
  7. Naxalism
  8. Naxalist
  9. Naxalists
  10. Naxalite
  11. Naxalites

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