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chhatra

chhatra is the alternative form of chatra.

Meaning of chatra

Noun

chatra (plural chatras)

  1. (India) Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.
    • The so-called Chatra coins of the Guptas seem in all probability, to have been the issue of Chandragupta I to begin with... This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse...1926, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, “Studies in Gupta History”, in Journal of Indian History: University Supplement, page 9
    Synonyms:
    umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms

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Forms of chhatra

pluralchhatras

Questions about chhatra

What is chhatra the alternative form of?
Chhatra is the alternative form of chatra.

Words near chhatra in the dictionary

  1. chhatank
  2. chhatanks
  3. Chhatarpur
  4. chhatas
  5. Chhatisgadh
  6. chhatra
  7. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
  8. chhatras
  9. chhatri
  10. chhatris
  11. Chhattisgadh

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