Meaning of bangalo | Babel Free

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A precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants.

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Examples

“The Ambassador's bangalo stood at the base⟳ of a mountain covered with jungle, of which he had a portion cleared to provide⟳ a promenade.”

“Opinions differ⟳, however, as to whether this particular type⟳ of indigenous structure⟳, the real bangalo or common hut, was the prototype for the modified version produced by, or for, the early European immigrant to India.”

“There are inter-war bungalows, and they, too, have⟳ their parentage, tracing a genealogy to that Indian roadside hostel, the bangalo, the Gujerati meaning simply 'of Bengal'.”

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