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Meaning of "subaltern" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUBALTERN

From Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus alternate, from alter the other.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBALTERN

subaltern  [ˈsʌbəltən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBALTERN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subaltern can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBALTERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subaltern

A subaltern is a primarily British military term for a junior officer. Literally meaning "subordinate," subaltern is used to describe commissioned officers below the rank of captain and generally comprises the various grades of lieutenant. Ensign stands for standard or standard-bearer and was, therefore, the rank given to the junior officer who carried, or was responsible for, the flag in battle. This rank has generally been replaced in Army ranks by Second lieutenant. Ensigns were generally the lowest ranking commissioned officer, except where the rank of subaltern itself existed.

Definition of subaltern in the English dictionary

The first definition of subaltern in the dictionary is a commissioned officer below the rank of captain in certain armies, esp the British. Other definition of subaltern is a person of inferior rank or position. Subaltern is also the relation of one proposition to another when the first is implied by the second, esp the relation of a particular to a universal proposition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBALTERN


Appleton
ˈæpəltən
Bolton
ˈbəʊltən
Carlton
ˈkɑːltən
dalton
ˈdɔːltən
doubleton
ˈdʌbəltən
Elton
ˈɛltən
Fulton
ˈfʊltən
Gestalten
ɡəˈʃtɑːltən
Hamilton
ˈhæməltən
Hilton
ˈhɪltən
Jesselton
ˈdʒɛsəltən
Lyttelton
ˈlɪtəltən
Middleton
ˈmɪdəltən
Milton
ˈmɪltən
Shackleton
ˈʃækəltən
simpleton
ˈsɪmpəltən
singleton
ˈsɪŋɡəltən
sultan
ˈsʌltən
Walton
ˈwɔːltən
Wilton
ˈwɪltən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBALTERN

subaggregate
subaggregation
subah
subahdar
subahdary
subahship
subalar
suballiance
suballocation
subalpine
subalternant
subalternate
subalternation
subalternity
subangular
subantarctic
subapical
subapostolic
subappearance
subaqua

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBALTERN

altern
eastern
extern
Far Eastern
intern
Kaiserslautern
lantern
Middle Eastern
Midwestern
morgenstern
northeastern
northwestern
pattern
saltern
southeastern
southwestern
stern
superaltern
tern
western

Synonyms and antonyms of subaltern in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subaltern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBALTERN

Find out the translation of subaltern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subaltern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subaltern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

副官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subalterna
570 millions of speakers

English

subaltern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातहत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثانوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подчиненный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subalterna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাজের নিু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

subalterne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subaltern
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Subalternoffizier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サバルタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하위 주체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subaltern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ở bậc thứ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைவருக்கும் கீழ்ப்பட்டவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपलब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subalterno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podoficer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підлеглий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subaltern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποδεέστερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondergeskikte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subaltern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underordnede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subaltern

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBALTERN»

The term «subaltern» is regularly used and occupies the 100.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBALTERN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «subaltern» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «subaltern» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subaltern

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBALTERN»

Discover the use of subaltern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subaltern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Can the Subaltern Speak?: Reflections on the History of an Idea
Since the publication of Spivak's essay, the work has been revered, reviled, misread, and misappropriated. It has been cited, invoked, imitated, and critiqued. In these phenomenal essays, eight scholars take stock of this response.
Rosalind C. Morris, 2013
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Selected Subaltern Studies
This provocative volume presents the most wide-ranging essays from the first five volumes of Subaltern Studies, along with an introductory essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak--the translator of Derrida's Of Grammatology into English--and a ...
Ranajit Guha, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, 1988
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Reading Subaltern Studies: Critical History, Contested ...
The volume provides a reliable point of departure for new readers of Subaltern Studies and a resource base for experienced readers who want to revive critical debates.
David Ludden, 2002
4
Mapping Subaltern Studies and the Postcolonial
This book provides a comprehensive balance sheet of the project and its developments, including Ranajit Guha’s original subaltern studies manifesto, Partha Chatterjee, Dipesh Chakrabarty, and Gayatri Spivak.
Vinayak Chaturvedi, 2012
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The Latin American Subaltern Studies Reader
Sharing a postrevolutionary sympathy with the struggles of the poor, the contributors to this first comprehensive collection of writing on subalternity in Latin America work to actively link politics, culture, and literature.
‎2001
6
Genocides by the Oppressed: Subaltern Genocide in Theory and ...
Innovative studies of an emerging and controversial aspect of genocide
Nicholas A. Robins, Adam Jones, 2009
7
Decoding Subaltern Politics: Ideology, Disguise, and ...
"The book covers three distinct yet interlinked bodies of work.
James C. Scott, 2013
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The Subaltern Appeal to Experience: Self-Identity, Late ...
Craig Ireland focuses on the eighteenth-century historical developments that led to the conceptualization of experience as a modern problem.
Craig Ireland, 2005
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Subaltern Lives: Biographies of Colonialism in the Indian ...
This fascinating book uses biographical fragments to shed new light on colonial life and convictism in the nineteenth-century Indian Ocean.
Clare Anderson, 2012
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A Subaltern Studies Reader, 1986-1995
The Subaltern Studies Collective, founded in 1982, was begun with the goal of examining the subsequent history of colonized countries.
Ranajit Guha, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBALTERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subaltern is used in the context of the following news items.
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Subaltern Games releases alpha version of 'No Pineapple Left Behind'
Subaltern Games releases alpha version of 'No Pineapple Left Behind'. July 28, 2015 - James Fudge. Subaltern Games is hard at work on a game that pokes ... «Game Politics, Jul 15»
2
Şeful Jandarmeriei din Gorj, dosar penal: a strâns de gât un …
Şeful jandarmilor gorjeni este urmărit penal după ce ar fi strâns de gât un subaltern până când acesta şi-a pierdut cunoştinţa. Florin Popescu a fost judecat de ... «Realitatea, Jun 15»
3
5 Unreadable Indian Academics & Writers You Should Be Wary Of
She is an irresistible phenomenon that keeps the 'subaltern studies' landscape alive and becoming, despite its moribund approach to the celebrity re-reading of ... «Swarajya, Jun 15»
4
Why is Narendra Modi going to China?
... even if continuing the Indian tradition since 1949 of going overboard to befriend China, signals that India remains hobbled by low self-esteem and a subaltern ... «Livemint, Apr 15»
5
No Pineapple Left Behind coming soon from Mastertronic and …
Coming soon for Mastertronic and Subaltern Games is the rather bizarrely titled game No Pineapple Left Behind. nplb_screenshot_4. Your role – as the principal ... «Flickering Myth, Apr 15»
6
Celebration of subaltern lives
Benkipatna (Kannada). Director: T.K. Dayanand. Cast: Pratap Narayan, Anushree, Prakash Belwadi, B. Suresh, Arun Sagar. It appears that short-story writer T.K. ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
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Poomani Wins Top Honour for Subaltern Saga Agnaadi
Poomani Poomani has narrated the history of subaltern people living in Karisal Bhoomi (black soil) in the interior part of southern Tamil Nadu in his literary works ... «The New Indian Express, Dec 14»
8
India's subaltern border citizen
Could Delhi be solving the wrong problem? What it chooses to define as a law and order problem is essentially a governance crisis of severe proportions and ... «Open Democracy, Oct 14»
9
Theories of difference: the Subaltern project examined
The Subaltern project began life as a collective around the Subaltern Studies journal, published from Delhi in 1982 and focusing on South Asia. Over the next ... «International Socialism Journal, Oct 14»
10
Emperor of the subaltern
“Let him sleep well. Sleep fixes everything.” That looming first line of the novel Herbert spinned around in my brain as I saw Nabarunda laid up in intense pain in ... «Daily News & Analysis, Sep 14»

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