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Tharu

Tharu noun: a member of an ethnic group of the terai in India and Nepal.

Noun

Tharu (plural Tharu or Tharus)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of the terai in India and Nepal.
    • Their main demand: representation equal to their population and federal redistricting that maintains Madhesh and Tharu provinces – which would guarantee the groups a bigger representation in parliament.2015 September 20, Sugam Pokharel, Salim Essaid, “More than half a century in the making: Nepal enshrines new constitution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022

Forms of Tharu

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Questions about Tharu

What does Tharu mean?
Tharu means a member of an ethnic group of the terai in India and Nepal.
What part of speech is Tharu?
Tharu is a noun.
What is the plural of Tharu?
The plural of Tharu is Tharu.

Words near Tharu in the dictionary

  1. tharra
  2. thars
  3. Tharston
  4. Tharston and Hapton
  5. thart
  6. Tharu
  7. tharved
  8. tharving
  9. tharybid
  10. tharybids
  11. thas

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