mahal

American  

[muh-hahl] / məˈhɑl /

noun

1. a palace or mansion.

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Etymology

Origin of mahal

From the Arabic word maḥall “place, area”

Example Sentences

The French move has few precedents elsewhere in Europe, but is more common in developing countries, where tariffs at sites such as Machu Picchu in Peru or the Taj Mahal in India vary.

From Barron's

In a piece for the Psychology Today website, Bence Nanay summarized it thusly: “When you do get to stand in front of the Taj Mahal, this moment will never live up to the idealized image that is the goal state of your desire. There are wasps. Taxi drivers keep on bugging you to get them to be your tour guide. You have a headache. You need to pee. And so on.”

From MarketWatch

And that’s presuming you do make it to the Taj Mahal.

From MarketWatch

I felt no shame in admitting I had come to India as a tourist, curious to see everything from Assam’s tea estates and the Golden Temple at dawn, to Kerala’s backwaters, Mumbai’s khao gully street-food stalls and the Taj Mahal by moonlight.

From The Wall Street Journal

As news of the explosion broke, Delhi police declared a high alert, with neighbouring states quickly following suit, including the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which is home to famous sites like the Taj Mahal and is a densely populated region.

From BBC