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buraku

buraku

English

Noun

buraku (uncountable)

  1. (often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
    • 2009, January 16, “Norimitsu Onishi”, in Japans Outcasts Still Wait for Societys Embrace:
      How far have they come since Japan began carrying out affirmative action policies for the buraku four decades ago, mirroring the American civil rights movement?

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈraku/

Noun

buraku

  1. locative singular of burak
  2. vocative singular of burak