zail

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noun

An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounzail (plural zails)

plural zails

  1. IndiaAn administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.

Origin

  1. Hindiज़ैल
  2. Englishzail

From Hindi ज़ैल (zail).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zail.

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