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DACOITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Synonyms:
dacoity; dakoity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dacoity" is a kind of...):
robbery (larceny by threat of violence)
Domain region:
Burma; Myanmar; Union of Burma (a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal)
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)