thana
noun
a police station in India.
thana
1 American
[tah-nuh]
/ ˈtɑ nə /
Or
tana
noun
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a police station in India.
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(formerly) a military base in India.
Thana
2
American
[tah-nuh]
/ ˈtɑ nə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of thana
From Hindi thānā, from Sanskrit sthāna “a place”
Example Sentences
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He had been in the role a little more thana year.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
My native home is at Chajanlat, in the thana of Domli, which is in the district of Jhelum, and I have related this story as it actually occurred.
From The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures by Selous, Frederick Courteney
Then do we not grow hot, and walk them to the thana two by two - as these clerks will be walked?
From The Day's Work - Part 01 by Kipling, Rudyard
To-night will he send Bijoo with a message to the thana at Kaladoongie, and when he is gone and the other servants be asleep I will conduct thee to the sahib's tent.
From The Taming of the Jungle by Doyle, Dr. C. W.
Put into English characters, the inscription runs: 'Ulf suarti risti krus thana aft Fiak sun sin.'
From Bosom Friends A Seaside Story by Brazil, Angela
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