Kanjarn.
/ˈkandʒɑː/ A generic term for certain small gypsy communities which wander about India.
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1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 508/1 The aboriginal tribes consist of the Bhars, Cherus, Dhángars, Kanjhárs, Kharwárs, Kols.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 72/1 The Nats and Kanjars wander like gipsies over the country.
1916 R. V. Russell Tribes & Castes Cent. Provinces India III. 333 The Kanjars and Berias are the typical gipsy castes of India.
1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 497/2 Dulloc..was nothing better than an outcast Kanjar.
1931 E. A. H. Blunt Caste System N. India 150 All Kanjars, however, are not criminals; many are poor and fairly respectable hunters and shikaris.
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