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dawk bungalow

dawk bungalow is the alternative form 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

Forms of dawk bungalow

pluraldawk bungalows

Questions about dawk bungalow

What is dawk bungalow the alternative form of?
Dawk bungalow is the alternative form of dak bungalow.

Words near dawk bungalow in the dictionary

  1. dawing
  2. dawings
  3. Dawis
  4. dawish
  5. dawk
  6. dawk bungalow
  7. dawk bungalows
  8. dawked
  9. Dawkes
  10. Dawkin
  11. dawking

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