hijra
noun/ˈhɪdʒrə/
/ˈhɪdʒrə/
(Indian English)- a community of intersex people, who belong to the third gender, and men who have been castratedTopics People in societyc2
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- a person who belongs to the hijra community
- (offensive) a person who was said to be male at birth but is considered to be feminine
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