Dra·vid·i·an (dr -v d  -n)n. 1. A large family of languages spoken especially in southern India and northern Sri Lanka that includes Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. 2. A member of any of the peoples that speak one of the Dravidian languages, especially a member of one of the pre-Indo-European peoples of southern India. [From Sanskrit dr  vi a , a Dravidian.]Dra·vid i·an, Dra·vidic (-vdk) adj. |
Dravidian [drəˈvɪdɪən]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a family of languages spoken in S and central India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Gondi
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of one of the aboriginal races of India, pushed south by the Indo-Europeans and now mixed with them
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages or these peoples
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| Noun | 1. |  Dravidian - a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)Indian - a native or inhabitant of India Badaga - a member of an agricultural people of southern India Gadaba - a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India Gond - a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India Canarese, Kanarese - a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India Kolam - a member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India Kui - a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India Malto - a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India Savara - a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India Tamil - a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka Telugu - a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language Toda - a member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India Tulu - a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India |
| 2. | Dravidian - a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language South Dravidian - a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India South-Central Dravidian - a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India Central Dravidian - a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India North Dravidian - a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
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