nakabandi

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noun

A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.

OriginHindi नाकाबन्दी ← Urdu ناکابندی →
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Meanings

nounnakabandi (countable and uncountable, plural nakabandis)

plural nakabandis

  1. IndiauncountableA system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.
  2. IndiacountableA roadblock.

Origin

  1. Urduناکابندی“blockade, roadblock”
  2. Hindiनाकाबन्दी
  3. Englishnakabandi

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

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“nakabandi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nakabandi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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