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Naxalite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of any of several militant Maoist movements in India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Derived from Bengali নকশালবাড়ি (nokśalbaṛi, “Naxalbari”), the village where the movement originated in the late 1960s. See -ite.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নকশাল (nokśal) — member of communist movements in India
  • Chinese Mandarin: 納薩爾派 /纳萨尔派 (Nàsà'ěrpài) — member of communist movements in India
  • French: naxalite — member of communist movements in India
  • Hindi: नक्सल (naksal) — member of communist movements in India
  • Marathi: नक्षल (nakṣal) — member of communist movements in India
  • Russian: наксалит (naksalit) — member of communist movements in India
  • Spanish: naxalita — member of communist movements in India