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nounTharu (plural Tharu or Tharus)
plural Tharus
- A member of an ethnic group of the terai in India and Nepal.
Their main demand: representation equal to their population and federal redistricting that maintains Madhesh and Tharu provinces – which would guarantee the groups a bigger representation in parliament.
2015 September 20, Sugam Pokharel, Salim Essaid, “More than half a century in the making: Nepal enshrines new constitution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022
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APA
Tharu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tharu
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“Tharu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tharu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tharu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tharu.
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