Etymology

nakabandi

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Today it means: A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints. Full definition →

Hindi नाकाबन्दी ← Urdu ناکابندی
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  1. Urdu · derived fromناکابندی“blockade, roadblock”
  2. Hindi · derived fromनाकाबन्दी
  3. English todaynakabandi

From Hindi नाकाबन्दी (nākābandī) and Urdu ناکابندی (nākā-bandī, “blockade, roadblock”).

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