Bahujan

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

Bahujan (plural Bahujans)

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

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