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Meaning of langar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlʌŋɡə

Definitions

  1. A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
    Sikhism, countable
  2. A village in Langar cum Barnstone parish, Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7234).
  3. The free food served at such a place.
    uncountable

Examples

“While many hungry people go to the langars in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension […]”

CEFR level

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

Langar cum Barnstone langarai Langarica Langasaque langasite langatate

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