Janjira
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Marathi जंजिरा (jañjirā), from Classical Persian جزیره (jazīra), from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).
Proper noun
[edit]Janjira
- (historical) A princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra.
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