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Alans, an Iranian people and ancestors of Ossetians, their name comes from the word Aryan; Aria, province of the Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian Empires; Ariana, Greco-Roman geographical term, synonym of Iran; Arya Samaj, considered a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement, their name means "Noble, i.e Aryan, Society" Graeco-Aryan
This closely resembles words for "black" or "dark" in Indo-Aryan languages (e.g., Sanskrit काल kāla: "black", "of a dark colour"). [144] Likewise, the name of the Dom or Domba people of north India—with whom the Roma have genetic, [146] cultural and linguistic links—has come to imply "dark-skinned" in some Indian languages. [147]
Derogatory name for a person of East Indian descent. Short for Dumb Indian Punjab. Ditsoon (Italian Americans) Black-skinned person. "tizzone" in Italian. Literally meaning "ember" or "burnt", referring to skin color. Dogan, dogun (CAN) Irish Catholic [19th century on; origin uncertain: perhaps from Dogan, an Irish surname]. [46] Dog Eater ...
An assessment of racism in Trinidad notes people often being described by their skin tone, with the gradations being "HIGH RED – part White, part Black but 'clearer' than Brown-skin: HIGH BROWN – More white than Black, light skinned: DOUGLA – part Indian and part Black: LIGHT SKINNED, or CLEAR SKINNED Some Black, but more White: TRINI ...
A woman with dark skin. Dark skin is a type of human skin color that is rich in melanin pigments. [1] [2] [3] People with dark skin are often referred to as black people, [4] although this usage can be ambiguous in some countries where it is also used to specifically refer to different ethnic groups or populations. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Discrimination based on skin tone, also known as colorism or shadeism, is a form of prejudice and discrimination in which people of certain ethnic groups, or people who are perceived as belonging to a different-skinned racial group, are treated differently based on their different skin tone.
Anti-Indian sentiment or anti-Indianism, also called Indophobia, refers to prejudice, collective hatred, and discrimination which is directed at Indian people for any variety of reasons. It may be rooted in a person's negative perception of India , Indian culture , or Indian history , among other factors. [ 1 ]
Dalit (English: / ˈ d æ l ɪ t / from Sanskrit: दलित meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. [1]