tahsil

British

/ təˈsiːl /

noun

an administrative division of a zila in certain states in India

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Etymology

Origin of tahsil

Urdu, from Arabic: collection

Example Sentences

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It is in the tahsil or district of the same name in the Allah�b�d division.

From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce

They include the whole of the Zhob and Chagai political agencies, the eastern portion of the Quetta tahsil and other tracts, among which may be mentioned the Bolan Pass, comprising 36,401 sq. m. in all.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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