harijan

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noun

Synonym of Dalit.

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Dalituntouchable
OriginHindi हरिजन →
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Meanings

harijan1

nounharijan (plural harijans)

plural harijans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Harijan

Harijan2

nounHarijan (plural Harijans)

plural Harijans

  1. derogatorySynonym of Dalit.

    Synonyms: Dalit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Dalit.

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Dalit

More synonyms by meaning

nounbelongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

Similar
untouchable
Broader
outcastcastawaypariah
Also see
untouchable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hindiहरिजन
  2. EnglishHarijan

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, literally “Children of God”). Coined by Narsinh Mehta, a Gujarati Bhakti poet, in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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