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godown
[ goh-doun ]
noun
- (in India and other countries in Asia) a warehouse or other storage place.
godown
/ ˈɡəʊˌdaʊn /
noun
- (in East Asia and India) a warehouse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of godown1
1580–90; < Malay godong, perhaps < Telugu giḍ ( ḍ ) angi, Tamil kiṭanku, akin to kiṭa- to lie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of godown1
C16: from Malay godong
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Example Sentences
This part of the building is covered on the outside with plaster in the manner of a kura (godown) so as to be fire-proof.
From Project Gutenberg
Two maunds are put in every sack, and when weighed the bags are hauled up close to the godown or store-room.
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He led me by dark ways out of the fort, past the new godown, across the burying ground, down to Chandpal ghat.
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She did not feel called upon to add that her own under-jacket had begun life upon Evelyn Desmond's godown shelves.
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And accordingly he walked over to the godown attached to the house.
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