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Meanings of rastafari in English

(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.

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Examples for "Rastas"
Examples for "Rastas"
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That time was when the Rastas were almost at their most serious.
Life
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The Rastas don't have enough juice to mean much, D.
Mob rules
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He believed that Rastas don't die - a fundamental Rasta belief that you don't die.
Reuters
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In high school I hung out with Rastas and listened to a lot of Bob Marley, she says.
Ebony
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And they lived up there while Anita was in jail, and the Rastas took perfect care of them.
Life
Usage of rastafari in English
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He was engineer for Spear's Grammy-winning album Calling Rastafari in 2000.
Jamaica Observer
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Fontana and Marley are planning on exchanging their vows in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the Rastafari movement.
Ebony
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Although his fanbase was intrigued, not many Rastafari in Jamaica seemed to herald him as the new messiah.
The Guardian
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In the case of reggae and the Rastafari religion, the links go deep, as a new compilation from (...)
The Irish Times
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I wanted to take on a good family name, and Israel worked because of my history with the Bible and discovering Rastafari.
Wired
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Fans who have followed Prezident Brown's career associate him with Rastafari and roots-reggae, but for his next project the veteran singjay changes course.
Jamaica Observer
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In the case of reggae and the Rastafari religion, the links go deep, as a new compilation from the Soul Jazz label makes clear.
The Irish Times
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Surely, Jewish people and Rastafari, yogis and Nation of Islam members, atheists and the solely spiritual all stood on that Mall together that day.
Ebony
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From studying Rastafari in Trench Town to touring the world and playing major events, members of roots group Wadada have done their share of living.
Jamaica Observer
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As the eldest son of music legend Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley grew up with an appreciation for a plant-based fare through his father's Rastafari religion.
Ebony
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Practised in the art of reinvention, Dogg became a Rastafari in 2013, declaring that Snoop Dogg was dead and was now reborn as Snoop Lion.
The Guardian