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Harijan (iou)



Harijan noun & adjective. Also harijan. M20.
[Sanskrit harijana person devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, from Hari Vishnu + jana person.]
A. noun. Pl. -s, same. In the Indian subcontinent, a Hindu of a hereditary low caste, regarded as defiling by contact members of higher castes. Cf. UNTOUCHABLE noun. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to this caste. M20.
? The term was adopted and popularized by Gandhi.