"imambara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imambaras [plural]
Etymology: From Urdu اِمام باڑا (imām bāṛā) or اِمام باڑَہ (imām bāṛa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|اِمام باڑا}} Urdu اِمام باڑا (imām bāṛā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} imambara (plural imambaras)
  1. In South Asia, a congregation hall for Shiites to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram; a husayniyya. Categories (topical): Shi'ism Synonyms: imambarah, imambargah
    Sense id: en-imambara-en-noun-9dj5Amt1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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