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zaikai
zaïre
zakat
zakuski
Zamboni
zami
zamia
zamindar
zamindari
zanana
zande
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zamindari
zamindari [ zə mn dri ] (plural zamindaris) or zemindary [ zə mn dri ] (plural zemindaries)


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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