"dak bungalow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dak bungalows [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|डाक बंगला}} Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā), {{der|en|gu|ડાકબંગલો}} Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dak bungalow (plural dak bungalows)
  1. (India, historical) A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas. Wikipedia link: dak bungalow Tags: India, historical Synonyms: dâk-bungalow, dāk bangalow, dakbungalow, dawk bungalow
    Sense id: en-dak_bungalow-en-noun-lS6ji~Xs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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