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Dravidian — or Dravida may refer to: Contents 1 Language and culture 2 Geography 3 Ethnicity … Wikipedia
dravidian — DRAVIDIÁN, Ă, dravidieni, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană (de rasă intermediară între negri şi albi) care locuieşte în unele regiuni din India, Sri Lanka şi Pakistan sau este originară de acolo. 2. adj. Care aparţine dravidienilor(l),… … Dicționar Român
Dravidian — Dra*vid i*an, prop. a. [From Skr. Dr[=a]vi[dsdot]a, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida. [1913 Webster] {Dravidian languages}, a group of languages of Southern India, which seem… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dravidian — 1856, pertaining to the race in southern India or the languages spoken by them, from Skt. Dravidah, name of a region in southern India … Etymology dictionary
Dravidian — [drə vid′ē ən] n. [after Sans Drāviḍa, Tamil language] 1. a) any of a group of intermixed peoples chiefly in S India and N Sri Lanka b) a member of any of these peoples 2. the family of about 25 non Indo European languages spoken by these peoples … English World dictionary
Dravidian — The adjective Dravidian defines a family of Indian languages that differs from the other families, mainly the Indo Aryan, Munda, and Tibeto Bur man. In the 19th and 20th centuries people speak ing these languages in South India began to see… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Dravidian — noun Etymology: Sanskrit Drāviḍa Date: 1856 1. a member of an ancient dark skinned people of southern India 2. Dravidian languages • Dravidian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dravidian — [drə vɪdɪən] noun 1》 a family of languages spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil and Kannada. 2》 a member of any of the peoples speaking a Dravidian language. adjective relating to or denoting Dravidian or its speakers. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
Dravidian — Dra•vid•i•an [[t]drəˈvɪd i ən[/t]] n. 1) peo a language family of South Asia, spoken mainly in S India, and including Telugu and Tamil 2) peo a speaker of a language belonging to this family 3) peo of or pertaining to Dravidian or its speakers •… … From formal English to slang
Dravidian studies — (also Dravidology) is the academic field devoted to the Dravidian languages, literature and culture. It is a superset of Tamil studies and a subset of South Asian studies. Contents 1 History 2 Contemporary programs 3 See also … Wikipedia
Dravidian University — Established 1997 Type Public Chancellor ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh Vice Chancellor Cuddapah Ramanaiah Location … Wikipedia
