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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescirkار
Native Script:Sircar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sircar
"Les archives coloniales font référence à cette ancienne circar indienne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A historical administrative district or province in British India, particularly applied to the Northern Circars along the eastern coast of the Indian peninsula.
"The map of the eighteenth century meticulously marked the boundaries of each circar." - 2
An archaic term formerly used in India to denote the government, the state authority, or a supreme ruling power.
"Local merchants petitioned the circar for relief from excessive transit duties."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hindi and Urdu word 'sarkār' (government, administration, or province), originating from Persian 'sar-kār' meaning 'head of the work' or 'chief'. During the British colonial era in India, the term was anglicized as 'circar' or 'sircar' to denote a major administrative district or territorial division under the jurisdiction of a native ruler or the British East India Company.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Circar" is said worldwide
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cirkار
Transliteration: sircar
Script: Sircar
"Les archives coloniales font référence à cette ancienne circar indienne."
Sikar
Transliteration: Sikar
"Historische Dokumente beschreiben die Verwaltung dieses indischen Circars."
circar
Transliteration: circar
Script: Circar
"La regione era divisa in diversi circar amministrativi."
circar
Transliteration: circar
Script: Circar
"El antiguo circar formaba parte de la provincia colonial."
circar
Transliteration: circar
Script: Circar
"Os mapas históricos detalham a divisão territorial de cada circar."
सरकार
Transliteration: sarkār
"ब्रिटिश काल में इस क्षेत्र को एक circar के रूप में जाना जाता था।"
省区
Transliteration: shěng qū
"历史上该地区被划分为几个不同的行政省区。"
행정구역
Transliteration: haengjeong-guyeok
"이 지역은 과거 인도 영토의 중요한 행정구역이었다."
管区
Transliteration: kanku
"その地域は歴史的にいくつかの管区に分割されていた。"
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