Naxalite
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Naxalite (ˈnʌksəˌlaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a member of an extreme Maoist group in India that originated in 1967 in West Bengal and which employs tactics of agrarian terrorism and direct action | |
| [C20: named after Naxalbari, a town in West Bengal where the movement started] | |
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