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Zakinthos
zakuski
Zakynthos
Zambezi
Zambia
zami
zamia
zamindar
zamindari
zanana
zande
zander
zang
Zantac
Zante
ZANU
zany
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zamindari

zam·in·dar·i [ zàmmən dree, zə mn dree ] (plural zam·in·dar·is) or zem·in·dar·y [ zèmmən dree, zə mn dree ] (plural zem·in·dar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
land ownership: in South Asia, the system of traditional land ownership, or the area of land owned

[Mid-18th century. Via Urdu< Persian zamīndārī< zamīndār (see zamindar)]
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