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durbar
[ dur-bahr ]
/ ˈdɜr bɑr /
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noun (in India)
the court of a native ruler.
a public audience or levee held by a native prince or by a British governor or viceroy; an official reception.
the hall or place of audience.
the audience itself.
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Origin of durbar
1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār court <Persian, equivalent to dar door + bār entry
Words nearby durbar
duration tetany, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar, Dürck's node, dur. dol., dure, Düren, Dürer
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British Dictionary definitions for durbar
durbar
/ (ˈdɜːbɑː, ˌdɜːˈbɑː) /
noun
- (formerly) the court of a native ruler or a governor in India and British Colonial West Africa
- a levee at such a court
Word Origin for durbar
C17: from Hindi darbār court, from Persian, from dar door + bār entry, audience
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