thana

noun

tha·​na

ˈtänə

plural -s

1

: a military post in India during the British occupation

2

: an Indian police station : police division serving as a unit of Indian local administration

Word History

Etymology

Hindi thānā, from Sanskrit sthāna place, from tiṣṭhati he stands

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