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talukdar

Meaning of "talukdar" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TALUKDAR

tɑːˈlʊkdɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALUKDAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talukdar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALUKDAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taluqdar

A talukhdar or talukdar or talukder or thalukdhar or taluqdar , is a term used for Indian land holders in Mughal and British times, responsible for collecting taxes from a district. It may convey somewhat different meanings in different parts of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The equivalent in Britain is similar to a Lord. A land holder with administrative power over a district of 84 villages in Punjab, Rajasthan and rest of North India/United Provinces. An official in Hyderabad State during British era, equivalent to a magistrate and a collector. A landholder with peculiar tenures in various parts of British India. According to the Punjab settlement report of 1862, great land holders were appointed Taluqdars over a number of villages during the Mughal era. That Taluqa or district usually comprised over 84 villages and a central town. The Talukdar was required to collect taxes, maintain law & order, and provide military supplies/manpower to the provincial government. In most cases the Talukdars were entitled to keep one tenth of the collected revenue.

Definition of talukdar in the English dictionary

The definition of talukdar in the dictionary is a person in charge of a taluk. Other definition of talukdar is the office of a talukdar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TALUKDAR

antiradar · Bida · Dada · dadah · dah · Damodar · deodar · gospodar · Jalandhar · la-de-da · lidar · Oujda · RADA · radar · sardar · shraddha · siddha · sidha · Skikda · zamindar

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALUKDAR

tally-ho´d · tally-woman · tallyman · tallymen · tallyshop · talma · Talmud · Talmudic · Talmudical · Talmudism · Talmudist · talon · taloned · talooka · Talos · talpa · taluk · taluka · talus · talweg

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALUKDAR

Adar · Advent calendar · bandar · bordar · calendar · cedar · Cheddar · gaydar · Gondar · Gregorian calendar · Jewish calendar · khaddar · Krasnodar · Nadar · Pavlodar · red cedar · Roman calendar · tahsildar · to be on the radar · Vardar

Synonyms and antonyms of talukdar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «talukdar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALUKDAR

Find out the translation of talukdar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of talukdar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «talukdar» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

塔卢克达尔
1,325 millions of speakers
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talukdar
570 millions of speakers
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English

talukdar
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तालुकदार
380 millions of speakers
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تالوكدار
280 millions of speakers
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Талукдар
278 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

তালুকদার
260 millions of speakers
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TALUKDAR
220 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
190 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
180 millions of speakers
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talukdar
130 millions of speakers
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talukdar
85 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
85 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
80 millions of speakers
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talukdar
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

तालुकदार
75 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
70 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
65 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
50 millions of speakers
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Талукдари
40 millions of speakers
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talukdar
30 millions of speakers
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talukdar
15 millions of speakers
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Talukdar
14 millions of speakers
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talukdar
10 millions of speakers
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talukdar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talukdar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALUKDAR»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about talukdar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALUKDAR»

Discover the use of talukdar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talukdar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mobile Computing, 2E
This book covers all the communication technologies starting from First Generation to Third Generation cellular technology, wireless LAN(WiFi), and wireless broadband(WiMax).
Asoke K. Talukdar, 2010
2
Dyspraxia/DCD Pocketbook
By the end of the book you willunderstand dyspraxic learners' complex difficulties and feelconfident about developing a dyspraxia-friendly classroom withinwhich they can be addressed.
Afroza Talukdar, 2012
3
Chakmas: an embattled tribe
Chiefly on the Chakmas in Chittagong Hill Tracts District.
S. P. Talukdar, 1994
4
Secret Killings of Assam: The Horror Tales from the Land of ...
Report of state-sponsored terrorism on members and family of those belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam; case studies.
Mrinal Talukdar, Utpal Borpujari, Kaushik Deka, 2009
5
Genesis of Indigenous Chakma Buddhists and Their ...
Study on Chakma, Asian people of India.
S. P. Talukdar, 2010
6
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot
TALUKDAR,. NANDA. 1AMAS — TAMBE, BHASKAR RAMCHANDRA TAMHANKAR, N.D. TAMIL MOLI VARALARU. large variety of individuals broken, corrupt, hollow, small, pitiable, even contemptible, some with split personalities, yet each ...
Mohan Lal, 1992
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Dacca : Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers
Fort William and are interesting as showing the relative positions of zamindars and taluqdars at that time :“ The first question that occurs is what is a Talukdar and what the essentials that constitute him an actual proprietor of the soil. As I was ...
Basil Copleston Allen, 1912
8
Nazrul, the gift of the century
On life and works of Kazi Nazrul Islam, 1899-1976, Bengali poet; includes some of his poems translated into English.
Rezaul Karim Talukdar, Nazrul Islam (Kazi), 1994
9
Political Transition in the Grassroots in Tribal India
Study of panchayats in East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
Atul Chandra Talukdar, 1987
10
Awadh in Revolt, 1857-1858: A Study of Popular Resistance
permanently to the village they were given a 'beegah or two in which to plant a grove of trees . . . they also received a beegah or two of land rent free on which to graze their plough cattle and their cows'.104 The talukdar's control often varied ...
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALUKDAR»

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Archery Girls Clinch Rio Olympics Berth; Men Fail
Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia lost narrowly to Italy in a tiebreaker while Deepika Kumari, Laxmi Rani Majhi and Rimil Buriuly ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
2
War crime accused Latif Talukdar dies
War crime accused Abdul Latif Talukdar has died while undergoing treatment ... DMCH police outpost Inspector Mozammel Haque said Latif Talukdar died of old ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
3
Talukdar awarded Mohammedan Sporting football club's honour
Former India forward Pradip Talukdar was conferred with the Mohammedan Sporting football club's highest honour -- Shaan e Mohammedan -- during their Iftar ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Record caFe: DGH has transformed into a strong technical unit now …
BN Talukdar—formerly the director of Oil India, who took charge as the director general of DGH in February 2014—brought several changes by introducing ... «Financial Express, Jun 15»
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Paralysed Abu Dhabi construction worker seeks Dh1m compensation
Mr Talukdar's sponsor, Balick, who refused to give his last name, from Al Dafna General Maintenance company, said: “His claims of not assisting him are false. «The National, May 15»
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Talukdar, Abul picked for Pakistan ODIs; Imrul dropped
Uncapped batsman Rony Talukdar and Abul Hasan have been included in Bangladesh's 14-man squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan. The selectors ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Apr 15»
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Talukdar stars in Dhaka's innings win
Dhaka Division won their third consecutive match of the National Cricket League by an innings, this time crushing Chittagong Division by an innings and 174 ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Feb 15»
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National Games may be Jayanta Talukdar's last for Jharkhand
Olympian archer Jayanta Talukdar is likely to represent Jharkhand for the last time in the National Games, commencing from January 31 in Kerala. «Zee News, Jan 15»
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Directorate General of Hydrocarbons' BN Talukdar gets six-month …
NEW DELHI: In the first post-retirement extension to a technocrat in recent years, the government has extended BN Talukdar's term as Director General of ... «Economic Times, Jan 15»
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Asian Games: Jayanta Talukdar, Deepika Kumari Ousted from …
Incheon: India's Jayanta Talukdar and Deepika Kumari were knocked out of the recurve individual men's and women's elimination round archery events of the ... «NDTVSports.com, Sep 14»
REFERENCE
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