shamiana

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1. BangladeshIndiaPakistanSouth AsiaA large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.

   It was the rainy season and we had put up a big shamiana around the open-air pit to accommodate everyone.

   1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 155

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   At a time when free expression in India is under pressure from many directions […] the podiums and shamiana tents of the Jaipur festival have become pop-up shops for thinkers with contrarian positions.

   2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 87

   Synonyms: mandapa, pandal