dravidian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
  2. noun a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
    Dravidic; Dravidian language.

WordNet

Dra*vid"i*an adjective
Etymology
From Skr. Dravia, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida.

Webster 1913