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chaoni

chaoni noun: an Anglo-Indian cantonment.

Noun

chaoni (plural chaonis)

  1. (India, obsolete) An Anglo-Indian cantonment.

Forms of chaoni

pluralchaonis
alternative formchownee

Origin of chaoni

From Hindi [Term?] (“thatched roof”).

Questions about chaoni

What does chaoni mean?
Chaoni means an Anglo-Indian cantonment.
What part of speech is chaoni?
Chaoni is a noun.
What is the plural of chaoni?
The plural of chaoni is chaonis.

Words near chaoni in the dictionary

  1. chaology
  2. chaomancy
  3. chaomian
  4. Chaon
  5. Chaonan
  6. chaoni
  7. chaonis
  8. chaoosh
  9. chaophilia
  10. chaophilic
  11. chaoplex

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