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Paria — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pariah noun A person, group or country that everyone else rejects and refuses to associate with.
  • untouchable adj Impossible to touch, harm, or bring down.

Senses

Paria is used for these senses in English:

  • pariah Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
  • untouchable (India) A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.

pariah — full definition

  1. noun A person, group or country that everyone else rejects and refuses to associate with.
  2. noun Historically, a member of a low caste in southern India, particularly in Tamil society.

untouchable — full definition

  1. adj Impossible to touch, harm, or bring down.
  2. noun A member of the lowest, most discriminated-against group in the traditional Indian caste system.

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