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1. abhisheka, n. View full entry 1834
...In India: any of various ceremonies involving a ritual washing or anointing. ...
2. abkari, n. View full entry 1790
...In India: the production and sale of distilled alcoholic drinks; the duty levied on this. Also used allusively with reference to the system of managing the sale of alcohol solely through certain...
3. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
4. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
5. accomplish, v. View full entry c1405
...trans. To fulfil, perform, or carry out successfully (an undertaking, desire, request, etc.); to achieve (one's object)....
6. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
7. aiya, n. View full entry 1913
...In Sri Lanka: an older brother. Hence more generally: any older male relative or acquaintance. Freq. as a form of address. Also as a postmodifier with a proper noun....
8. aiyo, int. View full entry 1886
...In southern India and Sri Lanka, expressing distress, regret, or grief; ‘Oh no!’, ‘Oh dear!’...
9. akhara, n. View full entry 1832
...In India: a wrestling ring or pit; a gymnasium or outdoor exercise area....
10. Anglo, n.3 View full entry ?1943
...Chiefly Indian English. A person of mixed British and Indian descent; = Anglo-Indian2....
11. Anglo-Vernacular, adj. View full entry 1841
...Designating an Indian school in which teaching is conducted in both English and Indian languages....
12. ankus, n. View full entry 1886
...In India, an elephant-goad. Also attrib....
13. ashram, n. View full entry 1917
...In India, a place of religious retreat, sanctuary, or hermitage....
14. atta, n. View full entry 1860
...Wheaten flour or meal....
15. bahadur, n. View full entry 1776
...A great man, distinguished personage. Often affixed as a title to an officer's name. ...
16. bangy | banghy, n. View full entry 1789
...A yoke for carrying loads; such a yoke with its pair of baskets or boxes; hence, parcel post....
17. banian, n. View full entry a1597
...A Hindu trader, especially one from the province of Gujarat (‘many of which have for ages been settled in Arabian ports, and known by this name’ —Col. Yule); sometimes applied by early...
18. batta, n.1 View full entry 1680
...orig. Subsistence money (given to soldiers in the field, witnesses, prisoners, etc.). Hence, extra pay given to East Indian regiments when on a campaign, and spec. An extra allowance,...
19. batta, n.2 View full entry 1680
...In Indian Banking, agio or difference in exchange; discount on coins not current, or of short weight. (Col. Yule.)...
20. † batty, n.1 View full entry 1598
...= paddy...
