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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dra•vid•i•an (drə vid′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa family of languages, wholly distinct from Indo-European, spoken mostly in southern India and Sri Lanka and including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and, in Pakistan, Brahui.
- Language Varietiesa member of the aboriginal population occupying much of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka.
adj. - Language VarietiesAlso, Dra•vid′ic. of or pertaining to this people or their language.
- Sanskrit Draviḍ(a) ethnonym + -ian
- 1855–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dravidian /drəˈvɪdɪən/ n - a family of languages spoken in S and central India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Gondi
- a member of one of the aboriginal races of India, pushed south by the Indo-Europeans and now mixed with them
adj - denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages or these peoples
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