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bandhs

bandhs is the plural of bandh.

Meaning of bandh

Noun

bandh (plural bandhs)

  1. (South-Asia) A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.
    • The impending course of events and the patterns of violence could have readily been foreseen after the incident in Godhra, and particularly after the VHP's declaration of a state-wide bandh, both by the city's residents and government authorities […]2007, Ornit Shanri, Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat

Questions about bandhs

What is bandhs the plural of?
Bandhs is the plural of bandh.

Words near bandhs in the dictionary

  1. bandhead
  2. bandheads
  3. bandhgala
  4. bandhgalas
  5. bandhood
  6. bandhs
  7. Bandi
  8. Bandiana
  9. bandicoot
  10. bandicoot rat
  11. bandicoot rats

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