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Thana

//ˈtɑː.nə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Thane (“Indian city”). alt-of, alternative

    "On April 18, 1853, the first passenger train ran on Indian soil, from Bombay to Thana, and this 20-mile section of line thus became the forerunner of the great 43,000 route-mile system that eventually covered British India."

Noun
  1. 1
    An Indian military outpost.
  2. 2
    A police station, or a police jurisdiction. India

    "To this talk the dacoits agreed, and we had no trouble at the Thana, and could eat melons in peace, sitting upon our charpoys all day long."

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi थाना (thānā), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, “military outpost”). Doublet of Thane.

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