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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 798 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BUNGALOW (an Anglo-See also:Indian word from the Hindustani bangld,belonging to See also:Bengal)  , a one-storeyed See also:house with a See also:verandah and a projecting roof, the typical dwelling for Europeans in See also:India; the name is also used for similar buildings which have become See also:common for seaside and summer residences in See also:America and See also:Great See also:Britain . Dak or dawk bungalows (from dak or dawk, a See also:post, a relay of men for carrying the mails, &c.) are the See also:government See also:rest-houses established at intervals for the use of travellers on the high roads of India .

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