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Added 15 October 2026

zamindar

/zəˈmiːndɑː/ noun

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An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.

Origin

Borrowed from Urdu زمیندار (zamīndār, “landlord”), from Persian زمیندار.

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