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taluk

American

[tah-look, tah-look] / ˈtɑ lʊk, tɑˈlʊk /

Also taluka,

noun

a hereditary estate.
a subdivision of a revenue district.

taluk British

/ tɑːˈlʊk, ˈtɑːlʊk, tɑːˈluːkə /

noun

a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes
a hereditary estate

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Etymology

Origin of taluk

1790–1800; < Urdu ta'alluq estate < Arabic

Example Sentences

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He could not have allowed the taluk Hasilpur to fall into arrears and purchase it himself in secret, if I had had the least inkling about it.’

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath

Isolated from the main territory, and situated to the north-east of it, lies the major portion of the Chittore taluk, entirely surrounded by British territory.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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