tahsil

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noun

An administrative division in India and Pakistan.

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taluk
OriginHindi तहसील ← Urdu تحصیل →
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Meanings

nountahsil (plural tahsils)

plural tahsils · alternative tahasil · alternative tehsil · alternative tahseel · alternative tehseel · alternative tehasil

  1. An administrative division in India and Pakistan.

    Synonyms: taluk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn administrative division in India and Pakistan.

Similar
taluk
Also see
taluk

Origin

  1. Urduتحصیل
  2. Hindiतहसील
  3. Englishtahsil

From Hindi तहसील (tahsīl) and Urdu تحصیل.

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Anagrams

latish
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APA

tahsil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahsil

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahsil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahsil.

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