mofussil

noun

mo·​fus·​sil

mōˈfəsəl

plural -s

: the provincial or rural districts of India : countryside

an urgent need for more teachers who can get out to the farming areas in the mofussil

—India International

Word History

Etymology

Hindi mufaṣṣal, mufaṣṣil, from Arabic mufaṣṣal separated

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