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Palashi

Palashi proper noun: a village on the east bank of Bhagirathi River in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India, famed for the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

Proper noun

Palashi

  1. A village on the east bank of Bhagirathi River in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India, famed for the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

Forms of Palashi

alternative form (obsolete)Plassey

Origin of Palashi

Transliteration of Bengali পলাশী (polaśi).

Questions about Palashi

What does Palashi mean?
Palashi means a village on the east bank of Bhagirathi River in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India, famed for the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
What part of speech is Palashi?
Palashi is a proper noun.

Words near Palashi in the dictionary

  1. Palas de Rei
  2. palasa
  3. Palasaan
  4. palases
  5. palash
  6. Palashi
  7. palata
  8. palatabilities
  9. palatability
  10. palatable
  11. palatableness

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