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dak bungalow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, historical

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Etymology

From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).