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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings AA The Automobile Association (US: AAA) Alcoholics Anonymous: American Airlines: A&E the accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital (US: emergency room, ER) [1] Arts & Entertainment (name of a television network) [1] accumulator

  3. Dabbawala - Wikipedia

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    Delivery (commerce) A dabbawala (also spelled dabbawalla or dabbawallah, called tiffin wallah in older sources) is a worker who delivers hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work in India, especially in Mumbai. The dabbawalas constitute a lunchbox delivery and return system for workers in Mumbai.

  4. List of English words of Indian origin - Wikipedia

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    Other languages. Adda, from Bengali, a group of people. Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya ), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India. Jute from Bengali, a fiber.

  5. Mail - Wikipedia

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    A postman collecting mail for delivery. The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. [ 1] A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as a government ...

  6. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.

  7. Email - Wikipedia

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    Email is also used. EMAIL was used by CompuServe starting in April 1981, which popularized the term. [18] [19] EMail is a traditional form used in RFCs for the "Author's Address". The service is often simply referred to as mail, and a single piece of electronic mail is called a message. The conventions for fields within emails—the "To", "From ...

  8. Tiffin - Wikipedia

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    Table setting. v. t. e. Tiffin is a South Asian English word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods. [ 1] In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday luncheon or, in some regions of the Indian subcontinent, a between-meal snack. [ 2]

  9. Swiggy - Wikipedia

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    Swiggy is an Indian online food ordering and delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Swiggy is headquartered in Bangalore and operates in more than 580 Indian cities, as of July 2023. [ 4] Besides food delivery, the platform also provides on-demand grocery deliveries under the name Instamart, and a same-day package delivery service called Swiggy Genie.