thana
1 Americannoun
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a police station in India.
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(formerly) a military base in India.
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
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.
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
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
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
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