English Explanatory Dictionary

girmitya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A descendant of indentured Indian labourers brought to Fiji to work on sugar cane plantations for the European settlers.

Word forms

girmitya girmityas

Etymology

From English agreement, referring to the agreement of the British government with the labourers as to the length of their stay in Fiji.

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