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chhatri

chhatri noun: an elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.

Noun

chhatri (plural chhatris)

  1. (India) An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
    • They were close to the promontory of the tombs, and had looked straight into the chhatri of the Rajah's father through an opening in the trees.1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 298

Forms of chhatri

pluralchhatris

Origin of chhatri

Borrowed from Hindi छतरी (chatrī, “umbrella, canopy”).

Questions about chhatri

What does chhatri mean?
Chhatri means an elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
What part of speech is chhatri?
Chhatri is a noun.
What is the plural of chhatri?
The plural of chhatri is chhatris.

Words near chhatri in the dictionary

  1. chhatas
  2. Chhatisgadh
  3. chhatra
  4. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
  5. chhatras
  6. chhatri
  7. chhatris
  8. Chhattisgadh
  9. Chhattisgarh
  10. Chhattisgarhi
  11. chhaunk

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