"military hotel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: military hotels [plural]
Etymology: Shortened from earlier Hindu military hotel, named so because they originally catered to Hindu non-vegetarians of the military. Head templates: {{en-noun}} military hotel (plural military hotels)
  1. (South India) A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food. Tags: India, South Categories (topical): Restaurants
    Sense id: en-military_hotel-en-noun-XAnjp~EB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, South Indian English

Inflected forms

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