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Thuggee

Noun CEFR B1
θʌˈɡiː

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of thuggee
    alt-of
  2. A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).
  3. The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.

Equivalents

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हिन्दीठगी

Examples

“‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee, I was told.’”

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