Maidan Definition

mīdän
noun
An open space in a South Asian town.
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Other Word Forms of Maidan

Noun

Singular:
maidan
Plural:
maidans

Origin of Maidan

  • Hindi Urdu maidān from Persian maydān city square, open place from Arabic city square, open space, racetrack, combat area from māda to be moved, sway myd in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Maidan Sentence Examples

  • On the Calcutta maidan, opposite Alipur Bridge, stood two trees under which duels were fought.

  • In the northeastern corner of the Maidan the Indian memorial to Queen Victoria, consisting of a marble hall, with a statue and historical relics, was opened by the prince of Wales in January 1906.

  • Government House, which is situated near the Maidan and Eden Gardens, is the residence of the viceroy; it was built by Lord Wellesley in 1799, and is a fine pile situated in grounds covering six acres, and modelled upon Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, one of the Adam buildings.

  • Facing the Maidan for a couple of miles is the Chowringhee, one of the famous streets of the world, once a row of palatial residences, but now given up almost entirely to hotels, clubs and shops.

  • Near Ribnik and elsewhere were salt-mines which supplied all the wants of the Transdanubian provinces of Turkey; there were considerable copper mines at Maidan; and iron was worked near Tirgovishtea.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAI

Words Ending With

NANDAN

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