Meaning of pargana | Babel Free
Definitions
An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
Equivalents
हिन्दी
परगना
Examples
“‘I shall advise⟳ His Highness to sanction at least a high school in the capital, and if possible another in each pargana.’”
“Many in the BJP, especially tribal leaders from the Santhal Pargana, blamed the crushing defeat⟳ against JMM on the CM's organisational skills.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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