almirah
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8.1
- noun
- Indian
- She found an old photo album tucked away in the almirah with treasures from her childhood.
Examples
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The old almirah in the corner of the room held all of my grandmother's favorite clothes.
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He carefully organized his documents in the wooden almirah beside his desk.
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I got up, took pen and paper from the almirah, and began to write.
Fiction book (1994) -
And she dragged him by the ear to the almirah.
Fiction book (1994) -
The creak of the almirah, the rattle of the pencil box.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
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8.1
A large cupboard that stands on the floor for storing clothes and household items
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9.9
A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags
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9.9
A small cupboard set into a wall in a church or old house for storing things
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Etymology
Almirah comes from Portuguese armário and the older Latin armarium, which mean 'a place for keeping things', and it is the same root as the English armoire. So an almirah is a freestanding cupboard for storing clothes or valuables.