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durbar

dur·bar [ dúr br ] (plural dur·bars)


noun 
Definition:
 
former official reception in colony: formerly, an official reception or audience held by a local prince or British governor in colonial India, or by a local chief or British official in colonial Africa

[Early 17th century. < Urdu darbār< Persian dar "door" + bār "court"]
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