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单词 Harijan
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Definition of Harijan in English:

Harijan

noun ˈharɪdʒanˈhʌrɪdʒ(ə)nˈhɛrəˌdʒæn
  • A member of a hereditary Hindu group of the lowest social and ritual status.

    〈旧〉神的子民(指印度世袭的“贱民”,种姓制度中社会地位最低的人)。见UNTOUCHABLE

    See untouchable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Walking almost alone, he managed to collect some 3,000 acres of good arable land and have them distributed to the landless of whom the vast majority were Harijans and Adivasis.
    • Gandhi earliest followers were India's lowest caste the ‘untouchables’ whom he called Harijans, meaning children of God.
    • These are the same Harijans who were promised equal status if they converted to Christianity, but are still denied equality.
    • Under the banner of ‘Civil Rights Protection Committee’, he led a group that fought for the rights and privileges of the Harijans.
    • This class of untouchables (later called Harijans by Mahatma Gandhi) still exists in all parts of India.

Origin

From Sanskrit harijana, literally 'a person dedicated to Vishnu', from Hari 'Vishnu' + jana 'person'. The term was adopted and popularized by Gandhi.

Definition of Harijan in US English:

Harijan

nounˈherəˌjanˈhɛrəˌdʒæn
  • A member of a hereditary Hindu group of the lowest social and ritual status.

    〈旧〉神的子民(指印度世袭的“贱民”,种姓制度中社会地位最低的人)。见UNTOUCHABLE

    See untouchable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This class of untouchables (later called Harijans by Mahatma Gandhi) still exists in all parts of India.
    • These are the same Harijans who were promised equal status if they converted to Christianity, but are still denied equality.
    • Gandhi earliest followers were India's lowest caste the ‘untouchables’ whom he called Harijans, meaning children of God.
    • Under the banner of ‘Civil Rights Protection Committee’, he led a group that fought for the rights and privileges of the Harijans.
    • Walking almost alone, he managed to collect some 3,000 acres of good arable land and have them distributed to the landless of whom the vast majority were Harijans and Adivasis.

Origin

From Sanskrit harijana, literally ‘a person dedicated to Vishnu’, from Hari ‘Vishnu’ + jana ‘person’. The term was adopted and popularized by Gandhi.

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