noun
Origin: Hindi zamīndār, an occupant of land, landholder < Pers < zamīn, land, earth + -dār, holding
See zamindar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also zem·in·dar
nounOrigin:
Origin: Hindi zamīndār
Origin: , from Persian
Origin: : zamīn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + -dār, -holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots
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