gramadan

gra·ma·dan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grah-mah-dahn, grah-mah-dahn, grahm-dahn]
- /grɑˈmɑ dɑn, ˌgrɑ mɑˈdɑn, grɑmˈdɑn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grah-mah-dahn, grah-mah-dahn, grahm-dahn]
- /grɑˈmɑ dɑn, ˌgrɑ mɑˈdɑn, grɑmˈdɑn/

Definition of gramadan word

noun gramadan the practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the interests of all the villagers. 1

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Origin of gramadan

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60; < Hindi grāmadān, equivalent to grāma village + dān gift, donation

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gramadan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.