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shamiyanah

shamiyanah is the alternative form of shamiana.

Meaning of shamiana

Noun

shamiana (plural shamianas)

  1. (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South-Asia) 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
    Synonyms:
    mandapa, pandal

Forms of shamiyanah

pluralshamiyanahs

Questions about shamiyanah

What is shamiyanah the alternative form of?
Shamiyanah is the alternative form of shamiana.

Words near shamiyanah in the dictionary

  1. shamisenist
  2. shamisenists
  3. shamisens
  4. shamixanthone
  5. shamixanthones
  6. shamiyanah
  7. shamiyanahs
  8. Shamkhani
  9. Shamkhanis
  10. shamla
  11. shamlas

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