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па́рия — meaning in English

pariya

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English meaning

  • castaway noun A person stranded, typically after a shipwreck, often alone on an island.
  • 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

па́рия is used for these senses in English:

  • Dalit A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
  • castaway An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
  • 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.

castaway — full definition

  1. noun A person stranded, typically after a shipwreck, often alone on an island.
  2. adj Shipwrecked or abandoned.

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.

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