Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state reception formerly given by Indian princes for a British sovereign or one given for an Indian prince by his subjects.
- noun The court of an Indian prince.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An audience-room in the palaee of a native prince of India; the audience itself.
- noun A state levee or audience held by the governor-general of India, or by one of the native princes; an official reception.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun India An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun India Alternative spelling of
darbar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For this purpose a durbar was arranged, and it took place about two days after we had been there, at eight in the morning.
My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny 1891
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Indias Jammu-Kashmir state government functions from two capital cities, Jammu in winter and Srinagar in summer, a practice locally known as durbar move and started by Kashmirs ruler Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1872. kanoisandeep Government planning to allow section 25 companies to set up higher educational institutions tomhimpe By 2018, 67% Of U.S.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Three times a week he holds a "durbar," for the trial of offenders and transaction of general regimental business.
Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough
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It was while the shadow of this calamity, unparalleled since the beginning of British rule in India, was over the land that the most gorgeous "durbar" ever held in India was ordered for the purpose of gratifying a whim of Queen Victoria, who had induced
Round the World Andrew Carnegie 1877
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During a holiday to India in 1890, Abdul Karim recalls how "as Munshi to the Great Queen Empress, I called on the Viceroy Lord Lansdowne" and was invited to his 'durbar' or court.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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During a holiday to India in 1890, Abdul Karim recalls how "as Munshi to the Great Queen Empress, I called on the Viceroy Lord Lansdowne" and was invited to his 'durbar' or court.
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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During a holiday to India in 1890, Abdul Karim recalls how "as Munshi to the Great Queen Empress, I called on the Viceroy Lord Lansdowne" and was invited to his 'durbar' or court.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Shortly afterward he and Queen Mary journeyed to India, where a spectacular coronation ceremony ( "durbar") was held at Delhi, which the king-emperor declared the new capital of India.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Adhikari is just about to begin a little durbar at the Contai municipal office, about 150 km from Kolkata.
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Adhikari is just about to begin a little durbar at the Contai municipal office, about 150 km from Kolkata.
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