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machans

machans is the plural of machan.

Meaning of machan

Noun

machan (plural machans)

  1. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.

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Questions about machans

What is machans the plural of?
Machans is the plural of machan.

Words near machans in the dictionary

  1. Machamers
  2. machan
  3. machang
  4. machanka
  5. machankas
  6. machans
  7. Machaon
  8. macharomancy
  9. Machat
  10. machatschkiite
  11. machbagral

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