haveli

noun

1. A type of private mansion in India and Pakistan.

   The haveli was a world within a world, self-contained and totally hidden from the view of the casual passer-by.

Where it comes from

Derived from Hindi हवेली (havelī) or Urdu حَویلی (havelī).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry haveli (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← haustementhavildar →

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