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rashtravadi

rashtravadi noun: a nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.

Noun

rashtravadi (plural rashtravadis)

  1. (India) A nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.
    • The Hindu rashtravadis should take lessons from the fate of Pakistan which due to the stupidity of its leaders lost its eastern wing and remains united with great difficulty and repression.1991, Islamic Perspective: Volume 7, Issue 2, Bombay: Institute of Islamic Studies, page 440
    • Attempts to ‘unify’ the Hindus into being Indian rashtravadis are bound to produce similarly disastrous results, as we can see from the continuous ethnic strife in Pakistan.1998, Madhu Kishwar, Religion at the service of nationalism and other essays, Delhi: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 274, →ISBN

rashtravadi meaning in Bengali

rashtravadi in Bengali

একজন জাতীয়তাবাদী

Forms of rashtravadi

pluralrashtravadis
alternative formrastravadi
alternative formrashtrawadi
alternative formrastrawadi

Origin of rashtravadi

Borrowed from Hindi राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī).

Questions about rashtravadi

What does rashtravadi mean?
Rashtravadi means a nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.
What is rashtravadi in Bengali?
Rashtravadi in Bengali is একজন জাতীয়তাবাদী. See Rashtravadi meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is rashtravadi?
Rashtravadi is a noun.
What is the plural of rashtravadi?
The plural of rashtravadi is rashtravadis.

Words near rashtravadi in the dictionary

  1. Rashpoots
  2. Rasht
  3. Rashti
  4. Rashtrapati
  5. Rashtrapatis
  6. rashtravadi
  7. rashtravadis
  8. rashtrawadi
  9. rashtrawadis
  10. rashy
  11. rasic

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