"thuggee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /θʌˈɡiː/ [UK], /ʈʰʌ.ɡiː/ [India], /ʈʰɑ.ɡiː/ [India] Forms: thuggees [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi ठगी / Urdu ٿهگی (ṭhagī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|ठगी|tr=-}} Hindi ठगी, {{bor|en|ur|ٿهگی|tr=ṭhagī}} Urdu ٿهگی (ṭhagī) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thuggee (countable and uncountable, plural thuggees)
  1. (historical, countable) A thug (member of band of assassins in India). Tags: countable, historical
    Sense id: en-thuggee-en-noun-Fy0lPY9i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (historical, uncountable) The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India. Tags: historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thuggee-en-noun-NT2-Uyn3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thagi, thuggi, thugi Related terms: thug, thuggism

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