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1. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
2. communal, adj. View full entry a1470
...Common, unanimous. Obs....
3. communalist, n. and adj. View full entry 1871
...An advocate of communalism (communalism1); esp. a member or supporter of the Paris Commune of 1871, a Communard. Now rare (hist....
4. desi, adj. and n. View full entry 1885
...In South Asia: (in early use esp. of cotton) local, indigenous, native. Also in extended use (derogatory): rustic, unsophisticated....
5. free cost, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1542
...at (formerly †of, †on, †upon) free cost: without cost, free of charge, gratis....
6. madcap, n. and adj. View full entry 1589
...In early use: a madman; a maniac. Obs.rare....
7. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
8. Nati, n. and adj. View full entry 1922
...In South Asia: the argot spoken by Nats. See Nat...
9. nawabi, adj. View full entry 1955
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nawab....
10. Naxalite, n. and adj. View full entry 1969
...In South Asia: a supporter or adherent of Maoist communism; spec. a member of an armed Maoist revolutionary movement....
11. non-veg, adj. View full entry 1980
...= non-vegetarian...
12. Pahari, n. and adj. View full entry 1837
...In South Asia: a person from the hills; spec. a member of any of a number of peoples inhabiting the Himalayan regions of Nepal and northern India. Cf. Paharia...
13. Paharia, n. and adj. View full entry 1811
...In South Asia: a person from the hills; spec. a member of any of a number of indigenous peoples of the hill areas of northern India originally speaking Munda or...
14. Pak, adj. and n. View full entry 1958
...Chiefly S. Asian. Of or relating to Pakistan or its inhabitants; = Pakistani...
15. pensionary, adj. View full entry a1475
...That pays a pension; spec. (of a church, vicarage, etc.) charged with an annual payment to a superior church or other ecclesiastical body (cf. pension4a). Obs....
16. post-graduation, adj. and n. View full entry 1872
...Of or designating the period after graduation. Also: designating a course or institution for people who have completed an initial degree; = postgraduate...
17. pribumi, n. and adj. View full entry 1974
...In Indonesia and Malaysia: a member of the indigenous population; a person of indigenous descent. In extended use in Sabah, a state in East Malaysia: a person of any ethnic group other...
18. pukka, adj. and n. View full entry 1619
...Esp. in South Asian contexts: (of a weight or measure) full, good; the largest possible; (in extended use) complete, in full measure. Now rare....
19. quantum, n. and adj. View full entry 1567
...Chiefly Philos. Something that has quantity; (sometimes) spec. = quantity3....
20. schooling, adj.1 View full entry 1614
...That serves to instruct or educate a person; that provides education or enlightenment. Formerly also: †admonishing, reproving (obs.). Now rare....
