"Santiniketan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Bengali শান্তিনিকেতন (śantiniketon). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|bn|শান্তিনিকেতন}} Transliteration of Bengali শান্তিনিকেতন (śantiniketon) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Santiniketan
  1. A neighborhood of Bolpur, Birbhum district, in eastern India. Wikipedia link: Santiniketan Categories (place): Places in India, Places in West Bengal Synonyms: Shantiniketan
    Sense id: en-Santiniketan-en-name-ouUnjsBL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Neighbourhoods in India

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