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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, + -ite1

Naxalite in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Naxalite in the British & World English dictionary