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Desi

Desi (Hindustani: देसी, دیسی), also Deshi (Bengali: দেশী), is a loose term used to describe the peoples, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora, derived from Sanskrit देश (dēśá), meaning 'land' or 'country'. Desi traces its origin to the people from the South Asian republics of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and may also…

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Desi

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples116
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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related to Culture · 18
Desi → Anglo-Indian Christian, Bangladesh, Constitution, Europe, For, Frank Anthony, In, India, MTV, MTV Desi, Pakistan, South Asia, South Asian, South Asians, The, United States, Urban Desi, Western
related to history · 16
Desi → Anglicised, Arabic, Bengali, Blighty, Britain'/'England, British Raj, British'/'English, Desha, Europe, European, Hindustani, India, Indian Persian, Iran, Sanskrit, The
related to Usage · 15
Desi → Among, Bangladeshis, Helen Kim, Indian, Indians, MTV Desi, Pakistanis, South Asia, South Asian, South Asians, The, To, US, VJs, With
related to Desi pubs · 10
Desi → As, Black Country, British, In, Indian, Indians, Punjabi, They, United Kingdom, West Midlands
related to Food and drink · 10
Desi → For, Heritage, In, Indian-made, Indians, Indo-Aryan, It, Sanskrit-derived, South Asia, This
related to Etymology · 8
Desi → BCE, Hindi-Urdu, Hindustani, Indian, Natya Shastra, Sanskrit, The, Thus
see also · 8
Desi → American-born, Asian Heritage MonthPravasi Bharatiya, DivasIndian Arrival DayPinoy, Eritreans, Ethiopians, FilipinosHabesha, IndiaLittle BangladeshLittle IndiaLittle PakistanSouth, Jamuni
related to Performing arts · 5
Desi → Indian, Natya Shastra, The, The Natya Shastra, There
is a · 1
Desi → genre of music formed by the fusion of traditional South Asian music and Western urban music

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south asian indian also word term music culture sanskrit british used food diaspora india cultural example meaning country asians describe

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Desiis agenre of music formed by the fusion of traditional South Asian music and Western urban music0.90text
musicinstance ofAsian forms of cultural production0.80text
literatureinstance ofAsian forms of cultural production0.80text
and television programminginstance ofAsian forms of cultural production0.80text
Desi DNAinstance ofshows0.80text
featured on the BBCinstance ofshows0.80text
BBC Asian Networkinstance ofshows0.80text
cover all areas of current Britishinstance ofshows0.80text
bhangra andinstance ofAsian music0.80text
'desi beats'instance oflisting them under categories0.80text
'Bollywood'instance oflisting them under categories0.80text
and 'hip hop'.Among teenagers who have ancestral roots in the Indian subcontinentinstance oflisting them under categories0.80text

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