kotwali
or kot·wa·lee
[ koht-wah-lee ]
nounIndian English.
a police station.
Origin of kotwali
1First recorded in 1835–45, kotwali is from the Hindi word koṭwālī
Words Nearby kotwali
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How to use kotwali in a sentence
Nevertheless they beat him, and took his cart and all that was in it, and sent him to the kotwali.
Barclay of the Guides | Herbert Strang
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