English noun: Rastafari | |||
1. | Rastafari (group) (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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cult, youth subculture | ||
Member holonym | Rasta, Rastafarian | ||
Domain category | Jamaica | ||