kheda

or ked·dah, khed·ah

[ ked-uh ]

noun
  1. (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.

Origin of kheda

1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1790–1800

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British Dictionary definitions for kheda

kheda

khedah or keddah

/ (ˈkɛdə) /


noun
  1. (in India, Myanmar, etc) an enclosure into which wild elephants are driven to be captured

Origin of kheda

1
from Hindi

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