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Meanings of rastas 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 "Rastafari"
Examples for "Rastafari"
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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
Usage of rastas in English
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On Saint Andrews, even the rastas knew it.
Anansi Boys
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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
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Eric Hilton: We like the term, which was originally coined by Jamaican Rastas, who really have and incredible flair for words.
Wired
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'Oy, Mick!' or the Rastas' soft, 'Hullo, Irish!'
The gathering
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Rastas have faced persecution, even in their revered Ethiopia, and their use of marijuana used as a pretext to lock them up.
Reuters
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With entrance free and open to all, a crowd of 4,000 had gathered, among them hundreds of Rastas.
The Guardian
Rastas through the time