Definitions
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- proper noun The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to
Chittagonian . - noun The
people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.
Etymologies
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Examples
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So, they themselves invented a name Rohingya as ethnic identity.
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Yet, the Rohingya are a population deserving of international attention and advocacy on their behalf.
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Yet, the Rohingya are a population deserving of international attention and advocacy on their behalf.
Between a Crocodile and a Snake Kristy Crabtree 2010
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For the central government in Dhaka to label the Rohingya, who are legitimate refugees, as illegal economic migrants is the quintessence of hypocrisy in this age of hyper politicized globalization.
Derek Flood: From South-to-South: Burma's Stateless Minority Under the Tip of Globalization's Spear 2009
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"These so-called Rohingya are Bangladeshis who left their state for a better life, trying to get sympathy from Western countries by claiming to be Rohingya from Myanmar," the official who asked not to be named told AFP.
The Daily Star 2009
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The Rohingya are a persecuted Muslim minority who have been fleeing Myanmar in rickety boats like these for years looking for a better life.
unknown title 2009
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The Rohingya are a Muslim minority not officially recognised by the Burmese junta who frequently use rickety boats to flee the country in search of sanctuary in Thailand or Indonesia.
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The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority living on the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh; most of them live in the state of Rakhine
Gates of Vienna 2009
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But if it could prove that these socalled Rohingya boat people were born in their country, they would take them back.
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The Rohingya are a marginalised Muslim ethnic group from the northern Rakhine state of Western Myanmar on the border with Bangladesh.
RantingsbyMM 2009
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