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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dra·vid·i·an   Audio pronunciation of "dravidian" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (dr-vd-n)
n.

   1. A large family of languages spoken especially in southern India and northern Sri Lanka that includes Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.
   2. A member of any of the peoples that speak one of the Dravidian languages, especially a member of one of the pre-Indo-European peoples of southern India.


[From Sanskrit drvia, a Dravidian.]Dra·vidi·an or Dra·vidic (-vdk) adj.

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dravidian

n 1: a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them) [syn: Dravidian] 2: a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka [syn: Dravidian, Dravidic, Dravidian language]

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I feel this is ultimate manifestation of white(european) supremacy. Should some one request to change the entry and give a proper meaning. (removing racial tinge and giving a regional tinge)

i.e., People living in the "land of hot sun". No matter whether they speak indo european language or dravidian language.

Please advice if i am wrong.

Bengurion.