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Kanjar|ˈkændʒɑː(r)|
A generic term for certain small gypsy communities which wander about India.
1875Encycl. Brit. III. 508/1 The aboriginal tribes consist of the Bhars, Cherus, Dhángars, Kanjhárs, Kharwárs, Kols. 1885Ibid. XVIII. 72/1 The Nats and Kanjars wander like gipsies over the country. 1916R. V. Russell Tribes & Castes Cent. Provinces India III. 333 The Kanjars and Berias are the typical gipsy castes of India. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 497/2 Dulloc..was nothing better than an outcast Kanjar. 1931E. A. H. Blunt Caste System of N. India 150 All Kanjars, however, are not criminals; many are poor and fairly respectable hunters and shikaris. |