Etymology

thana

tha·na
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Today it means: A military outpost. Full definition →

Sanskrit स्थान
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromस्थान“military outpost”
  2. English todaythana

Transliteration of Hindi थाना (thānā), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, “military outpost”). Doublet of Thane.

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