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Meaning of dokha | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A form of uncured, minimally processed tobacco from the Middle East.
    uncountable
  2. A former village in Ganden, Mêdog, Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Examples

“A documentary aired by the state broadcaster, CCTV, showed how a Chinese official went to Dokha, a village in Tibet, to persuade residents to move to a new village called Duolonggang, 10 miles from Arunachal Pradesh. / He encountered some resistance. Tenzin, a lay Buddhist practitioner, insisted that Dokha’s land was fertile, producing oranges and other fruit. “We can feed ourselves without government subsidies,” he said. / The official criticized Tenzin for “using his age and religious status to obstruct relocation,” according to a state media article cited by Human Rights Watch in a report. / In the end, all 143 residents of Dokha moved to the new settlement.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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