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chaukidari

chaukidari is the alternative form of chaukidar.

Meaning of chaukidar

Noun

chaukidar (plural chaukidars)

  1. (India) A watchman; a guard.
    • A chowkidar (watchman) was deputed to do justice.1887, Rudyard Kipling, From Sea to Sea

Forms of chaukidari

pluralchaukidaris

Questions about chaukidari

What is chaukidari the alternative form of?
Chaukidari is the alternative form of chaukidar.

Words near chaukidari in the dictionary

  1. Chauhan
  2. Chauhans
  3. Chaukhamba
  4. chauki
  5. chaukidar
  6. chaukidari
  7. chaukidaris
  8. chaukidars
  9. chaukis
  10. Chaul
  11. chauldron

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