Aryo-Dravidian

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adjective

Ar·​yo-Dravidian

¦a(a)rēˌō,

¦er-,

¦ār- sometimes ˈärēˌō or ˈär(ˌ)yō or ˈȧrēˌō or ˈȧ(ˌ)yō +

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indian people having a mixture of Aryan and Dravidian blood that historically constituted the chief population of northern India and of the southern half of Sri Lanka

Aryo-Dravidian

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noun

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plural -s

: one of the Aryo-Dravidian people

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Aryo- (from Aryan entry 1) + Dravidian

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