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单词 haveli
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Definition of haveli in English:

haveli

nounPlural havelis ˌhʌvəˈliːˌhəvəˈlē
Indian
  • A mansion.

    〈印度〉官邸,大厦

    kitchens were the centre of an Indian home—whether a haveli or a village hut
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you thought only of history, havelis and temples at Jodhpur, Taj Malabar is ready to provide you a more intimate look into the city's features and provide you a peep into the princely kitchens of the city.
    • Most of the merchants' mansions - known as havelis and built around a central courtyard - have survived intact from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and indeed most are still inhabited.
    • Heavy levies were placed on traders passing through, and local merchants ploughed the money into the economy, building beautiful havelis, or mansions, and temples carved from local sandstone.
    • We stepped into the immediate past through the curious Pucca Ghat: an elaborate landing stage on the river, built like an ostentatious mansion, a haveli.
    • She supported her parents and younger siblings, and built a magnificent haveli in Balpurva, her home village in Farrukhabad district of UP.

Origin

Via Hindi from Arabic havelī.

Definition of haveli in US English:

haveli

nounˌhəvəˈlē
Indian
  • A mansion.

    〈印度〉官邸,大厦

    kitchens were the center of an Indian home—whether a haveli or a village hut
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We stepped into the immediate past through the curious Pucca Ghat: an elaborate landing stage on the river, built like an ostentatious mansion, a haveli.
    • If you thought only of history, havelis and temples at Jodhpur, Taj Malabar is ready to provide you a more intimate look into the city's features and provide you a peep into the princely kitchens of the city.
    • She supported her parents and younger siblings, and built a magnificent haveli in Balpurva, her home village in Farrukhabad district of UP.
    • Heavy levies were placed on traders passing through, and local merchants ploughed the money into the economy, building beautiful havelis, or mansions, and temples carved from local sandstone.
    • Most of the merchants' mansions - known as havelis and built around a central courtyard - have survived intact from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and indeed most are still inhabited.

Origin

Via Hindi from Arabic havelī.

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