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Meaning of DURBAR

Pronunciation:  'durbâr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dur"bar\, n. [Hind. darb[=a]r, fr. Per dar?[=a]r house,
court, hall of audience; dar door, gate + b[=a]r court,
assembly.]
An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state
levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the
governor general of India. [India] [Written also {darbar}.]
 
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