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Dravidian

(drə vid′ē ən)

noun

1. any of a group of intermixed peoples chiefly in S India and N Sri Lanka
2. a member of any of these peoples
the family of about 25 non-Indo-European languages spoken by these peoples, including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu

Origin: after Sans Drāviḍa, Tamil language

adjective

of the Dravidians or their languages or cultures

See Dravidian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large family of languages spoken especially in southern India and northern Sri Lanka that includes Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.
A member of any of the peoples that speak one of the Dravidian languages, especially a member of one of the pre-Indo-European peoples of southern India.

Origin:

Origin: From Sanskrit drāviḍaḥ, a Dravidian

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Related Forms:

Dra·vidˈi·an, Dra·vidˈic (-vĭdˈĭk) adjective

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