Baiga

noun

Bai·​ga

ˈbīgə

plural Baiga or Baigas

1

: an aboriginal hill people living in the Central Provinces of India

2

: a member of the Baiga people

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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