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noun
A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South-Asia
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Synonyms: mandapa, pandal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Bengali শামিয়ানা (śamiẏana) and Hindustani (Hindi शामियाना (śāmiyānā) / Urdu شامیانہ (śāmiyāna)), from Classical Persian شامیانه (šāmiyāna, “(India) a marquee”).
