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Dravidian (iou)



Dravidian adjective & noun. M19.
[from Sanskrit dravia pertaining to the Tamils from Dravia Tamil: see -IAN.]
(Of, pertaining to, or designating) any of a group of languages spoken chiefly in southern India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil, Telugu, and Brahui. M19.
(Of, pertaining to, or designating) a member of a dark-skinned people of southern India and Sri Lanka that mostly speak a Dravidian language, including Tamils and Kanarese. M19.