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dak bungalows

dak bungalows is the plural of dak bungalow.

Meaning of dak bungalow

Noun

dak bungalow (plural dak bungalows)

  1. (India, historical) A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.
    • Care was taken not to interfere with Europeans, for the twofold reason, that they seldom carried about with them anything more valuable than their firearms, and that they would certainly be missed, and close inquiries instituted to account for their disappearance. Besides, there was little chance...1875 December 25, "Some Bad Old Indian Customs", part II,, in Charles Dickens, Jr. (editor), All the Year Round, number 369, page 298

Questions about dak bungalows

What is dak bungalows the plural of?
Dak bungalows is the plural of dak bungalow.

Words near dak bungalows in the dictionary

  1. dajrejas
  2. dajres
  3. Daju
  4. dak
  5. dak bungalow
  6. dak bungalows
  7. Dak.
  8. Dakahlia
  9. Dakar
  10. Dakarois
  11. Dakasian

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