gramadan

gramadan
/grah mah"dahn, grah'mah dahn", grahm dahn"/, n.
the practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the interests of all the villagers.
Also, gramdan /grahm dahn"/.
[1955-60; < Hindi gramadan, equiv. to grama village + dan gift, donation]

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  • gramadan — /grah mah dahn, grah mah dahn , grahm dahn /, n. the practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gram|dan — «grahm DAHN», noun. a village or other land unit in India, given voluntarily by the owners to the people who live on it as part of a program of social reform advocated by followers of Gandhi. Also, gramadan. ╂[< Hindustani grāmdān, grāmadān,… …   Useful english dictionary

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