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Definition of Gymkhanas
1. gymkhana [n] - See also: gymkhana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymkhanas
Literary usage of Gymkhanas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Redemption of Egypt by William Basil Worsfold (1899)
"... of English residents—Race meetings—gymkhanas—Opera House—Position of native
women—Presentation to Vive-Heine Mire— Description of ceremony—Participation ..."
2. An Account of a West Indian Sanatorium and a Guide to Barbados by Joseph Henry Sutton Moxly (1886)
"No idlers in Barbados—The afternoon on the Savannah —Bands, polo, " gymkhanas,"
&c., &c.—Festivities on the arrival of the North American and West Indian ..."
3. Visitor's Illustrated Guide to Bombay by D. A. Pinder (1904)
"Passing the Marine Lines Station, to the left of the railway, will be seen the
pavilions and grounds of the Parsee, Mahomedan, and Hindu gymkhanas in the ..."
4. Switzerland in Winter: Discursive Information for Visitors by Will Cadby, Carine Cadby (1914)
"... CHILDREN Good Times for Children—Language no Barrier—Fairyland —The Vogue for
Caches—gymkhanas—Bad Weather— The Journey—A Boy's First Experience. ..."
5. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1898)
"He found whist and gymkhanas and things of that kind good; but he took them
seriously, too, just as seriously ... He lost his money over whist and gymkhanas ..."
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