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chhatris

chhatris is the plural of chhatri.

Meaning of chhatri

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

Questions about chhatris

What is chhatris the plural of?
Chhatris is the plural of chhatri.

Words near chhatris in the dictionary

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

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