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Dravidian

noun Dra·vid·i·an \drə-ˈvi-dē-ən\

Definition of DRAVIDIAN

1
:  a member of an ancient dark-skinned people of southern India
2
:  dravidian languages
— Dravidian adjective
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Origin of DRAVIDIAN

Sanskrit Drāviḍa
First Known Use: 1856

Rhymes with DRAVIDIAN

ascidian, Chalcidian, euclidean, Floridian, meridian, obsidian, ophidian, Ovidian, quotidian, viridian

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Dravidian
  2. Dravidian language
  3. Dravidian languages
  4. Aryo-Dravidian
  5. Indo-Dravidian
  6. Mongolo-Dravidian
  7. Scytho-Dravidian
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