Bahujan

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noun

a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.

OriginSanskrit बहुजन ← Pali bahujana →
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Meanings

nounBahujan (plural Bahujans)

plural Bahujans

  1. a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.

Origin

  1. Palibahujana“majority”
  2. Sanskritबहुजन
  3. EnglishBahujan

Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुजन (bahujana) / Pali bahujana (“majority”) as caste oppressed people are the majority of the population. The term was popularized by anti-caste social activists.

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Translations

Hindi बहुजन
  • बहुजन (bahujan)Translations
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APA

Bahujan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahujan

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“Bahujan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahujan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bahujan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahujan.

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