gramadan in American English
(ɡrɑːˈmɑːdɑːn, ˌɡrɑːmɑːˈdɑːn, ɡrɑːmˈdɑːn)
nounthe practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the interests of all the villagers
Also: gramdan (ɡrɑːmˈdɑːn) Word origin
[1955–60; ‹ Hindi
grāmadān, equiv. to
grāma village +
dān gift, donation
]