terai
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Definition of terai
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
“Emotions running high, clashes between protesters and police led to the death of at least 40 people in Terai since August – including 11 police officials, one of them dragged out of an ambulance and beaten to death.”
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noun
-
A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
“Emotions running high, clashes between protesters and police led to the death of at least 40 people in Terai since August – including 11 police officials, one of them dragged out of an ambulance and beaten to death.”
- A terai hat.
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Etymology
From Urdu ترائی (tarāī, “marsh”) (compare Hindi तराई (tarāī, “foothills”)), from earlier Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- (*talaghaṭṭikā-).
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