shamiana
shamiana noun: a large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
Noun
shamiana (plural shamianas)
- A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
- It was the rainy season and we had put up a big shamiana around the open-air pit to accommodate everyone.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 155
- At a time when free expression in India is under pressure from many directions […] the podiums and shamiana tents of the Jaipur festival have become pop-up shops for thinkers with contrarian positions.2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 87
shamiana meaning in Tamil and Bengali
shamiana in Tamil
- பந்தல்
shamiana in Bengali
- shamiana, tent, canopy
- শামিয়ানা śamiẏana
Synonyms of shamiana
Forms of shamiana
| plural | shamianas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shameanah |
| alternative form | shameeana |
| alternative form | shamiyanah |
| alternative form | shamyana |
| alternative form | shamyanah |
Origin of shamiana
Borrowed from Bengali শামিয়ানা (śamiẏana) and Hindustani (Hindi शामियाना (śāmiyānā) / Urdu شامیانہ (śāmiyāna)), from Classical Persian شامیانه (šāmiyāna, “(India) a marquee”).
Questions about shamiana
- What does shamiana mean?
- Shamiana means a large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
- What is shamiana in Tamil?
- Shamiana in Tamil is பந்தல். See Shamiana meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shamiana?
- Shamiana is a noun.
- What is the plural of shamiana?
- The plural of shamiana is shamianas.
Words near shamiana in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shamiana (page history and authors); shamiana (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); শামিয়ানা (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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