adj
Meaning 1
Rastafarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Rastafari
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name
Meaning 2
Rastafarianism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Rasta
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noun
Meaning 3
A Rastafarian.
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noun
Meaning 4
(Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Rastas
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cult, youth subculture
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Amharic ራስ (ras) Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) English Rastafari From Amharic ራስ (ras, “Duke”, literally “head”) and ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”) from ተፈሪ መኮንን (täfäri mäkonn, “Haile Selassie”, literally “feared (son of) Makonnen”). More at Haile Selassie.