nakabandi

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English

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Etymology

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From Hindi नाकाबन्दी (nākābandī) and Urdu ناکابندی (nākā-bandī, “blockade, roadblock”).

Noun

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nakabandi (countable and uncountable, plural nakabandis)

  1. (India, uncountable) A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.
  2. (India, countable) A roadblock.
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