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langars

langars is the plural of langar.

Meaning of langar

Noun

langar (countable and uncountable, plural langars)

  1. (Sikhism, countable) A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
    • While many hungry people go to the langars in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension […]2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 98
  2. (uncountable) The free food served at such a place.

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Questions about langars

What is langars the plural of?
Langars is the plural of langar.

Words near langars in the dictionary

  1. langar
  2. Langar cum Barnstone
  3. langarai
  4. Langarica
  5. Langaricas
  6. langars
  7. Langasaque
  8. langasite
  9. langasites
  10. langatate
  11. langate

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