thana
- noun
- Indian
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comisaría
- The officer at the thana took down my statement about the theft.
Examples
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Krishan Gopal Dogra, inspector from Thana New Anarkali, reported that one person named Abdul Qayum Lohar resides on Mela Ram Road.
Academic text (2018) -
Delwar's practice is located close to the town of Matlab, the "seat" of whatever government (namely, a police station, thana, which gives this level of political administration its generic name) exists in that subdistrict of Chandpur, Bangladesh.
Academic text (2001) -
More than six reports were registered in Kotwali Thana about those series of bomb attacks on the Muslim locality inside Mochi Gate.
Academic text (2018) -
Thana Kotwali, inside the walled city, had reported a wide range of such cases in which victims were simple passersby, caught by the nearby rival community and killed.
Academic text (2018) -
If you need to report a crime, go to the nearest thana in your area.
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Residents in the village often visit the local thana to discuss safety concerns.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thana comes from the Hindi/Urdu thānā, which in turn comes from the old Sanskrit sthāna meaning 'place'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a thana as the 'place' where police work, so it means a police station.
