Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Dravidian people inhabiting central India.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of an aboriginal race in central India and the Deccan, believed to be of Dravidian stock.
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- noun A member of the
Gondi people of India.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India
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Examples
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A proverbial saying about the caste is '_Gond Raja, Parka Pardhan_,' or 'The Gond is the master and the Parka the servant,' and this also points to their connection with the Gonds.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Pictured, a family from the Gothikoya or Muria Gond tribe built a temporary home in Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh, July 2009.
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It was called "digna," the decorative pattern that the Gond tribal people drew on their walls during weddings and festivals.
Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana' 2010
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Symbolism is central to the Gond art world; nothing is perceived literally.
Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana' 2010
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The Vyams are renowned practitioners of Gond tribal art, traditionally painted on floors, walls and doorways of mud huts in villages.
Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana' 2010
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The illustrations are by three artists from the Gond tribe of India.
Handmade Books: The Night Life of Trees « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog 2008
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Passengers — Gond tribals with their weekly haul from the forest — were told to disembark and the men boarded the empty bus and ordered the driver to drive on.
State of War Abhay N 2007
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Dantewada district is sparsely populated with Gond tribes.
Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006
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The case of Kumra Manku Bai of Adilabad district should stand as a classic example in the protection of tribal lands, the Union minister said before felicitating the Gond woman who successfully fought legal battle to reclaim her land after 37 years.
Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006
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Too late they discovered the trick, and Azuth locked the prison with a key forged of shadows by the god Gond, Wonderbringer.
Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995
sionnach commented on the word Gond
Zo dol als een gond.
did you mean "Zo dol als een hond"?
yes, I think you probably did.
October 21, 2011
yarb commented on the word Gond
A land on the margins of Middle Earth, ruled by Centaurs.
October 22, 2011