English Explanatory Dictionary

zindan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an improvised prison cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille or grate.

Word forms

zindan zindans

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian зинда́н (zindán), from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān).

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