Bangalo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bangalo is a noun meaning A precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants.
Meaning
A precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants.
Example Sentences
The Ambassador's bangalo stood at the base of a mountain covered with jungle, of which he had a portion cleared to provide a promenade.
There are inter-war bungalows, and they, too, have their parentage, tracing a genealogy to that Indian roadside hostel, the bangalo, the Gujerati meaning simply 'of Bengal'.
Opinions differ, however, as to whether this particular type of indigenous structure, the real bangalo or common hut, was the prototype for the modified version produced by, or for, the early European immigrant to India.
Word Forms
- bangalos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bungalow, bong, bangur, rajbari, bangalow, bhangar.
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