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baradaris

baradaris is the plural of baradari.

Meaning of baradari

Noun (1)

baradari (plural baradaris)

  1. (South-Asia) A boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings.
  2. (South-Asia, historical) A palanquin with twelve openings, including entryways and windows; similar palanquins with similar sets of openings.
    • Bárádari is a kind of open palkí, and is so called from having twelve doors or openings.1877, D. B. Allen et al., “A Statistical Account of Bengal”, in Districts of Gayá and Sháhábád, volume 12, page 81

Noun (2)

baradari (countable and uncountable, plural baradaris)

  1. (South-Asia) A system of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims.

Questions about baradaris

What is baradaris the plural of?
Baradaris is the plural of baradari.

Words near baradaris in the dictionary

  1. baracromian
  2. baracromians
  3. barad
  4. Barada
  5. baradari
  6. baradaris
  7. Baradine
  8. barads
  9. baraesthesiometer
  10. baraesthesiometers
  11. Baraga

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