chaoni

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noun

An Anglo-Indian cantonment.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounchaoni (plural chaonis)

plural chaonis · alternative chownee

  1. IndiaobsoleteAn Anglo-Indian cantonment.

Origin

  1. Hindi[Term?]“thatched roof”
  2. Englishchaoni

From Hindi [Term?] (“thatched roof”).

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