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Meaning of "third gender" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THIRD GENDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIRD GENDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Third gender is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES THIRD GENDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Third gender

The terms third gender and third sex describe individuals who are categorized as neither man nor woman, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders. The term "third" is usually understood to mean "other"; some anthropologists and sociologists have described fourth, fifth, and even some genders. The concepts of "third", "fourth" and "some" genders can be somewhat difficult to understand within Western conceptual categories. Although biology usually determines genetically whether a human's biological sex is male or female, the state of personally identifying as, or being identified by society as, belonging to neither the male or female genders is considered relative to the individual's gender role in society, gender identity, and sexual orientation. While some western scholars have sought to understand the term 'third gender' in terms of 'sexual orientation,' several other scholars, especially the native non-western scholars, consider this as a misrepresentation of 'third genders.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIRD GENDER

third class
third class honours degree
third degree
third dimension
Third Epistle of John
third estate
third eye
third eyelid
third floor
third form
third house
Third International
third man
third man argument
Third Market
third molar
Third Order
third party
third party, fire and theft
third person

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIRD GENDER

Alexander
bartender
bender
blender
calender
defender
entender
extender
fender
gender
lavender
lender
offender
pretender
render
sender
slender
surrender
tender
transgender
vender

Synonyms and antonyms of third gender in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «third gender» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIRD GENDER

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

Translator English - Chinese

第三种性别
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tercer género
570 millions of speakers

English

third gender
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीसरे लिंग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الجنس الثالث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

третий пол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terceiro gênero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তৃতীয় লিঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troisième genre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jantina ketiga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drittes Geschlecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第三の性別
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

셋째 성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jender kaping tiga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới tính thứ ba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்றாவது பாலினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिसरे लिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üçüncü cinsiyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terzo genere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trzecia płeć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

третю стать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al treilea sex
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρίτο φύλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

derde geslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tredje kön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tredje kjønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of third gender

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIRD GENDER»

The term «third gender» is regularly used and occupies the 75.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIRD GENDER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIRD GENDER»

Discover the use of third gender in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to third gender and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Third sex, third gender: beyond sexual dimorphism in culture ...
These eleven essays in history and anthropology offer a novel perspective on these debates by questioning the place of sexual dimorphism in culture and history.
Gilbert H. Herdt, 1996
2
Sex and the Gender Revolution, Volume 1: Heterosexuality and ...
As comprehensive and authoritative as it is eloquent and provocative, this book will become an indispensable study for social and cultural historians and delightful reading for anyone interested in taking a close look at sex and gender in ...
Randolph Trumbach, 1998
3
The Transgender Studies Reader
ANTHROPOLOGISTS TOWEL AND MORGAN EXAMINE the concept of “third gender” in U.S. anthropological scholarship over the past quarter-century. They find it to be a useful and popular, though problematic, term precisely because its  ...
Susan Stryker, Stephen Whittle, 2006
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Handbook of Gender in Archaeology
For example, she suggests that the "social institution" of the third-gender male in some Puebloan groups actually functioned to maintain a highly gendered division of labor because the (previously) male potter has his gender reclassified by ...
Sarah M. Nelson, 2006
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A Queer World: The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
Are modern Western lesbian women and gay men members of a third gender? Do they in their society play the role that the berdache did among the Native North Americans and that the Hijra still plays in certain parts of contemporary Indian ...
Martin B. Duberman, 1997
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Social Issues of India
For example, social customs state that if an individual is female by sex and wears frocks, skirts, or saris then she belongs to female gender. Third gender refers to people who do not come under the definition of male gender or female gender.
Smarak Swain
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Birthing a Third Gender: The Discourse of Women in the ...
Narrative and media texts are analyzed to study the ways in which women construct and conduct gender identity in arguably the most masculinized work environment in American culture.
Maureen Patricia Phillips, 2006
8
Decolonizing the Sodomite: Queer Tropes of Sexuality in ...
From this scholarship has emerged the term ''third gender.'' As Gilbert Herdt argues in his introduction to Third Sex/Third Gender, to speak of third genders is not to say there are three genders instead of two, but it is to break with the sex and ...
Michael J. Horswell, 2010
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Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe: New Perspectives
The congruence of biological sex and social gender is assumed to be in harmony , in part because sex and gender are linked to reproduction.19 Thus, the concern about a third sex or a third gender is that it admits of nonreproductive sex acts ...
Lisa M. Bitel, Felice Lifshitz, 2011
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Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman
The Xanfffi: A Third Gender Role? "Look how Allah made your hand, he gave you five fingers, but each a little bit different. . . . People are the same way. every one of them different. " Any discussion of the social roles of the sexes in Sohar ...
Unni Wikan, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIRD GENDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term third gender is used in the context of the following news items.
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Third gender category for transgenders in UPSC exam only after SC …
NEW DELHI: UPSC today told the Delhi High Court that it cannot include transgenders as a third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
2
Transgender principal joins third gender panel
India's first transgender college principal will work with West Bengal's Transgender Development Board on a new policy for the third gender in the state, ... «India Today, Jun 15»
3
Gender identity: In conservative Nepal, it's OK to be an 'other'
Nepal added a third gender category to its census in 2011 and earlier this year, the government agreed to issue passports that would allow people to check "O" ... «CNN, Jun 15»
4
Challenges remain a year on from India's third gender case
India's first transgender college principal says her struggle to be recognised as a "third gender" was not easy in the largely conservative country and urged the ... «SBS, Jun 15»
5
Raila warns over one-third gender rule
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga has given the Government an ultimatum to fully implement the one-third gender rule in the ... «The Standard Digital News, May 15»
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'Third gender' to feature on all bank forms
MUMBAI: RBI has directed banks to henceforth include 'third gender' in all their forms and applications, whether prescribed by the central bank or designed by ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
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Which bathroom to use? 'Third gender' still face such issues
"The third gender category has been recognised in certain legal documents in certain states but where is the recognition for us in hospitals and in education ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
8
A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral
Gieselman, a 21-year-old senior majoring in gender studies, was chatting ... term — along with “genderqueer” — to mean something else: a distinct third gender. «New York Times, Feb 15»
9
Thailand Touts Accepting Society in Establishing "Third Gender" in …
On Thursday, the panel drafting Thailand's new constitution confirmed that the document will include references to a "third gender" for the first time, Reuters ... «Advocate.com, Jan 15»
10
Thailand's new constitution could soon recognize third gender
(CNN) Thailand could soon recognize a third gender category for the first time ... Third gender means that an individual does not have to identify as either male ... «CNN, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Third gender [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/third-gender>. May 2024 ».
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