Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
bega .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
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- noun A
measure ofland inIndia , varying from a third of anacre to an acre.
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Examples
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Bangladeshi people were eagerly waiting to see the present govt solve the long due outstanding problems with India i. e Ongorputa enclave, thin bigha corridor and marine boundary.
Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, India: No To Tipaimukh Dam 2009
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From any of the dams one cannot expect water even for only one bigha land.
A Maoist critique of the CPI(Marxist) Abhay N 2007
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The chap says that I want my one bigha of zameen to be reinstated, but you offer double the compensation and “baad mein dekha jayega”.
‘I was always Leftist. Economic reforms made me completely Marxist’ Abhay N 2007
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It is notable that with the exit of the UF government, the notorious Siddhartha Shankar Roy government did not generally dare to reverse the process by forcibly taking away the lands occupied by the peasants, instead this Congress government in West Bengal reduced the family based ceiling level to 52 bigha or 17.29 acre from Hare Krishna proposed 25 acres.
A Maoist critique of the CPI(Marxist) Abhay N 2007
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All they wanted was do bigha zameen... all that the government could give them was bullets..
Mowing Down Peaceful Agitators Abhay N 2007
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It commonly brings in Rs. 200 per bigha, or £20 per acre, and sometimes double that figure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has paved the way for acquisition of over 50,000 bigha south Delhi land for planned development of the national capital by the Union government.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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He said Khaleda has been occupying the cantonment house on 165 katha of land meant for the army although she had been allocated another house on 1 bigha of land at Gulshan.
The Daily Star 2010
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He said Khaleda has been occupying the cantonment house on 165 katha of land meant for the army although she had been allocated another house on 1 bigha of land at Gulshan.
The Daily Star 2010
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Since an area of 200 bigha is required to extract 400 kg of charas from cannabis plants, it is surprising that the authorities concerned have failed to notice plantations.
The Times of India 2010
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