Naxalite Syllabification: (Nax·al·ite)Pronunciation: /ˈnaksəlīt/Definition of Naxalite noun (in South Asia) a member of an armed revolutionary group advocating Maoist communism. Origin: 1960s: from Naxal(bari), a place name in West Bengal, India, + -ite1Naxalite in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Naxalite in the British & World English dictionary