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gymkhana definition

gym·khana (jim kä′nə)

noun

  1. a place where athletic contests or games are held
  2. any of various contests involving skills, as in horseback riding, automobile racing, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Ind, altered (by analogy with gymnasium) < Hindustani gend-khāna, racket court < gend, ball + khāna, court, place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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