Janjira

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proper noun

A princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra.

OriginMarathi जंजिरा ← Classical Persian جزیره ← Arabic جَزِيرَة →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra.

Origin

  1. Arabicجَزِيرَة
  2. Classical Persianجزیره
  3. Marathiजंजिरा
  4. EnglishJanjira

Borrowed from Marathi जंजिरा (jañjirā), from Classical Persian جزیره (jazīra), from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

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