Definitions for dacoitydəˈkɔɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
da•coit•ydəˈkɔɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-coit•ies.
robbery carried out by dacoits.
Category: Indian (India)
Origin of dacoity:
1810–20; < Hindi ḍakaitī, der. of ḍakaitdacoit
Princeton's WordNet
dacoity, dakoity(noun)
robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Wiktionary
dacoity(Noun)
Gang robbery carried out by dacoits.
Webster Dictionary
Dacoity(noun)
the practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits
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