[ 'naksəlʌɪt ]
■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a member of an armed revolutionary group advocating Maoist communism.
Origin
1960s: from Naxal(bari) , a place name in West Bengal + -ite 1 .
[ 'naksəlʌɪt ]
■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a member of an armed revolutionary group advocating Maoist communism.
Origin
1960s: from Naxal(bari) , a place name in West Bengal + -ite 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004