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durwans

durwans is the plural of durwan.

Meaning of durwan

Noun

durwan (plural durwans)

  1. (India) A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.
    • Old Mattu, the Hindu durwan who looked after the European church, was standing in the sunlight below the veranda.1934, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Burmese Days

Questions about durwans

What is durwans the plural of?
Durwans is the plural of durwan.

Words near durwans in the dictionary

  1. durva
  2. durvalumab
  3. Durvasa
  4. durving
  5. durwan
  6. durwans
  7. durwaun
  8. durwauns
  9. durwaza bund
  10. Durweston
  11. Dury

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