aryo-dravidian

aryo-dravidian
I. \\|a(a)rēˌō, |er-, |ār- sometimes ˈärēˌō or ˈär(ˌ)yō or ˈȧrēˌō or ˈȧ(ˌ)yō+\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized A&D
Etymology: Aryo- (from Aryan) (I) + Dravidian
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indian people having a mixture of Aryan and Dravidian blood that constitute the chief population of northern India between the Punjab and Bengal and of the southern half of Ceylon
II. noun (-s)
Usage: capitalized A&D
: one of the Aryo-Dravidian people

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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