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hujra

hujra noun: a drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.

Noun

hujra (plural hujras)

  1. A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
    • The A.N.P.’s leaders say their strength comes from the Pashtun tribal tradition of the hujra: traditionally, the landowner’s reception room, where guests are received, disputes solved and decisions made by the elders.2008 March 26, Carlotta Gall, “Moderates Hold Key in Pakistan”, in New York Times

Forms of hujra

pluralhujras

Origin of hujra

From Arabic حُجْرَة (ḥujra).

Questions about hujra

What does hujra mean?
Hujra means a drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
What part of speech is hujra?
Hujra is a noun.
What is the plural of hujra?
The plural of hujra is hujras.

Words near hujra in the dictionary

  1. Huizengas
  2. Huizhou
  3. Huizinga
  4. Huizingas
  5. Huizúcar
  6. hujra
  7. hujras
  8. Huk
  9. hukama
  10. Hukbalahap
  11. Hukbalahaps

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