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dur·bar (dʉr′bär′)

noun

Historical in India or Africa, an official reception or audience held by a native prince, or by a British ruler or governor

Etymology: Hindi < darbār < Pers, a ruler's court < dar, portal (for IE base see door) + bār, court

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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