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bandh.

A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.

    South-Asia
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (“a type of enclosure”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.