thana
noun
a police station in India.
thana
1 American
[tah-nuh]
/ ˈtɑ nə /
Or
tana
noun
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a police station in India.
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(formerly) a military base in India.
Thana
2
American
[tah-nuh]
/ ˈtɑ nə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of thana
From Hindi thānā, from Sanskrit sthāna “a place”
Example Sentences
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He had been in the role a little more thana year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Put into English characters, the inscription runs: 'Ulf suarti risti krus thana aft Fiak sun sin.'
From Bosom Friends A Seaside Story by Brazil, Angela
My native home is at Chajanlat, in the thana of Domli, which is in the district of Jhelum, and I have related this story as it actually occurred.
From The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures by Selous, Frederick Courteney
To-night will he send Bijoo with a message to the thana at Kaladoongie, and when he is gone and the other servants be asleep I will conduct thee to the sahib's tent.
From The Taming of the Jungle by Doyle, Dr. C. W.
Then do we not grow hot, and walk them to the thana two by two - as these clerks will be walked?
From The Day's Work - Part 01 by Kipling, Rudyard
Find insight on Castlelake, Aeon Thana Sinsap, and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“All the relatives are here to make merit on behalf of those who died,” said Pensiri Thana, an aunt of one of the victims, referring to an important Buddhist practice.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
"They wanted to have cakes, chocolate and strawberry. They were twins but they didn't like the same things," their mother, Pimpa Thana, told Reuters via phone.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022
Rather than return to the violence in Yemen, Thana flew from London to Amsterdam, where her husband, Jamal Badr, was a student, and entered the Dutch asylum system in September 2017.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 14, 2021
Now it is the order that the Havildar of the Thana should send a straight report of all dacoities to the Dipty Sahib.
From Soldiers Three by Kipling, Rudyard
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