Burakumin
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Bu·ra·ku·min 
[boor-uh-koo-min] Pronunciation Key
[boor-uh-koo-min] Pronunciation Key –plural noun
| (in Japan) the members of a large social minority who have traditionally been considered outcasts. |
[Origin: 1965–70; < Japn, equiv. to buraku settlement, ghetto (< MChin, equiv. to Chin bùlùo (or bùlào) settlement, village) + -min people (< MChin, equiv. to Chin mín)]
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