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Definitions for dravidian
drəˈvɪd i əndra·vid·i·an
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Princeton's WordNet
Dravidiannoun
a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
Dravidian, Dravidic, Dravidian languagenoun
a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
Wiktionary
Dravidiannoun
A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before and after Aryan migration.
Dravidiannoun
A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Dravidiannoun
Any of the languages of these aboriginal peoples; Dravidic.
Etymology: From द्राविड,, hypercorrection of,,, from (mod. Tamiẓ).
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dravidian
Dravidian primarily refers to a family of languages native to South India, spoken by over 200 million people. It includes languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. However, it also refers to the indigenous people from South India who speak these languages. In a broader cultural and historical context, Dravidian may also denote the ancient civilization, culture, and heritage associated with these linguistic groups.
Webster Dictionary
Dravidianadjective
of or pertaining to the Dravida
Etymology: [From Skr. Drvia, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dravidian
dra-vid′i-an, n. of the non-Aryan stock to which the Tamil, Telugu, Canarese, and Malayālam speaking peoples of Southern India belong: of the languages of these races. [Sans. Drāvida, an ancient province of Southern India.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dravidian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dravidian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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