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durbar

dur·bar

uncommon

noun

1.

the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur

Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani دربار / दरबार (darbār), in turn borrowed from Classical Persian دربار (darbār, “royal court”).

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