swadeshi

noun

swa·​de·​shi

swäˈdāshē,

-deshē

plural -s

often capitalized

: a movement for national independence in India boycotting foreign goods and encouraging the use of domestic products compare khaddar, swaraj

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit svadeśin native, national, from sva one's own + deśa country

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