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Rastafari

DEFINITIONS OF: Rastafari

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n (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music

Synonyms:
Rastas
Type of:
cult
followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
youth subculture
a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
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