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adj
Related to Khalistan, a name for the Punjab region of northern India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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adj
Supporting a militant separatist movement that advocates for a separate Sikh state by waging war against the Indian government.
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Qualifier: Indian politics
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noun
A member or supporter of the Khalistan movement.
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History
From Khalistan + -i. Derived from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ (xālistān, literally “place of Khalsa”).
Across languages
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