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

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