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- noun Plural form of
tribal .
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Examples
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The men were described as "tribals," a term referring to the region's indigenous people, most of whom remain mired in poverty and illiteracy.
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To many, Dr Sen is the victim of intimidation by a BJP-run state government fed up with his do-gooding efforts on behalf of "tribals"-indigenous folk, often in forests, whom the
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Millions of India's so-called tribals have seen their standard of living drop to the bottom of India's poverty ladder in the war between the Indian government and Maoist rebels.
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Often, they are low-caste or so-called tribals or Adivasis, people shunned by India's upper-caste dominated elite and, though benefiting from positive discrimination in areas of government employment, marginalized from the country's increasingly private-sector driven economy.
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Sister Valsa said she did Jesus's work by teaching the aboriginal people - known in India as adivasi or "tribals" - about their rights to their land.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEPHANIE NOLEN 2011
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What is this war that India is waging against some of the poorest people, people known as tribals, indigenous people, Adivasis?
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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About 70% of the total population of Bastar comprises of tribals, which is 26.76% of the total tribal population of Chhattisgarh.
WN.com - Articles related to Govt orders radar to track movement in thick forests 2010
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About 70% of the total population of Bastar comprises of tribals, which is 26.76% of the total tribal population of Chhattisgarh.
WN.com - Articles related to Govt orders radar to track movement in thick forests 2010
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Nobody provides our troops with bomb proof vehicles or adequate training or equipment, but the so called tribals are armed to the teeth.
The Times of India 2010
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What is this war that India is waging against some of the poorest people, people known as tribals, indigenous people, Adivasis?
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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