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naxalite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
nax-alite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of any of several militant Maoist movements in India.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from Bengali নকশালবাড়ি (nokśalbaṛi, “Naxalbari”), the village where the movement originated in the late 1960s. See -ite.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: নকশালবাড়ি

Inflected Forms

Naxalites (plural)

Phrases

urban Naxal Dimagi Naxal

Frequently Paired Words

Naxal Naxalism Naxalist urban Naxal Dimagi Naxal

Questions

What does naxalite mean?
A member of any of several militant Maoist movements in India.
Where does naxalite come from?
Derived from Bengali নকশালবাড়ি (nokśalbaṛi, “Naxalbari”), the village where the movement originated in the late 1960s. See -ite.

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