thana

¹

Or ta·na

[tah-nuh]

noun

1. a police station in India.

2. (formerly) a military base in India.

Thana

²

[tah-nuh]

noun

1. a city in W Maharashtra, in W India: suburb of Mumbai.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thana¹

From Hindi thānā, from Sanskrit sthāna “a place”

Example Sentences

“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.

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At a town hall where family members gathered in Nong Bua Lamphu, the poor province where the shooting occurred, Pimpa Thana, 31, said she lost her twin sons, Ongsa and Phupha, in the attack.

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"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.

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He had been in the role a little more thana year.

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Many rideshare drivers say their earnings, and their ability to control their working conditions, have deterioriated since Prop 22 passed less thana year ago, and with Wednesday’s strike they are saying — no more.

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