Munda
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The term Munda is used in a variety of contexts:
- Munda, an early Hoysala chieftain from Malnad Karnataka
- Munda is the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
- Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, southern Spain. This was the last battle of Julius Caesar's civil war against the conservative republicans.
- Munda is the Latin name of Mondego River, in nowadays Portugal.
- Munda, in Hinduism, is a monster that was killed by Chamunda Devi.
- Munda languages are a language family spoken by about 9,000,000 people in eastern and central India.
- Mundari language is a member of the Munda language family spoken by the Munda people.
- Munda people are a tribal (Adivasi) people of eastern India and parts of Bangladesh.
- Birsa Munda, a 19th century leader of the Munda people.
- Arjun Munda, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, a state of India.
- Japanese originated term "munda" means waste used in waste elimination systems.
- Munda is a village situated about 450 KMs from Delhi (India), in Hanumangarh District of State of Rajasthan.