Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rashtravadi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rash-trava-di
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"The Hindu rashtravadis should take lessons from the fate of Pakistan which due to the stupidity of its leaders lost its eastern wing and remains united with great difficulty and repression."
"Attempts to ‘unify’ the Hindus into being Indian rashtravadis are bound to produce similarly disastrous results, as we can see from the continuous ethnic strife in Pakistan."
"The Congress-led UPA government has interpreted the electoral verdict of Lok Sabha elections of May 2004 as a defeat of religion-based politics of Hindu Rashtravadis and the victory of the secular political formations."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī).

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

rashtravadis (plural) rastravadi (alternative) rashtrawadi (alternative) rastrawadi (alternative)

Questions

What does rashtravadi mean?: A nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.
Where does rashtravadi come from?: Borrowed from Hindi राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī).

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