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Jat

[ jaht, jawt ]

noun

  1. a member of an Indo-Aryan people living mainly in northwestern India. In early times they offered vigorous resistance to the Muslim invaders of India.


Jat

/ dʒɑːt /

noun

  1. a member of an Indo-European people widely dispersed throughout N India
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

She felt left out when her friends played upper-caste “Jat pride” music and hurt when a friend’s mother used her caste identity as a slur.

In the last state elections, the BJP swept the region, collecting 53 of the 58 seats in the Jat belt.

His appointment in September was seen as a politically astute call by the Congress - it led to fracturing of the power held by the Jat Sikh community and also appealed to Dalits.

From BBC

The BJP's strategy of consolidation of Jat Hindu voters had paid rich dividends.

From BBC

At a rally in northern Haryana state on Wednesday, thousands of farmers from the politically influential Jat community backed a call to waive farm loans and increase crop prices paid by the government.

From Reuters

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