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What (who) is gymkhana - definition

ORIGINALLY DENOTING A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY, POPULARLY REFERS TO A CLUB WHERE MEN AND WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN SKILL-BASED ACTIVITIES

Gymkana; Gymkhanas

gymkhana

[d??m'k?:n?]

¦ noun

1. an event comprising competitions on horseback, typically for children.

2. Indian a public place with facilities for athletics.

Origin

C19: from Urdu gend?anah 'racket court', from Hindi ge?d 'ball' + Pers. ?anah 'house', alt. by assoc. with gymnastics.

gymkhana

(gymkhanas)

A gymkhana is an event in which people ride horses in competition.

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Gymkhana

Gymkhana (, , , , ) is a British Raj term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana

Wikipedia

Gymkhana

Gymkhana () (Urdu: جِم خانہ, Sindhi: جمخانه, Hindi: जिमख़ाना, Assamese: জিমখানা, Bengali: জিমখানা) is a British Raj term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held. "Gymkhana" is an Anglo-Indian expression, which is derived from the Persian word "Jamat-khana". Most gymkhanas have a Gymkhana Club associated with them, a term coined during the British Raj for gentlemen's club.

More generally, gymkhana refers to a social and sporting club in the Indian subcontinent, and in other Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, and Singapore, as well as in East Africa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana

Examples of use of gymkhana

1. He was talking to journalists at Lahore Gymkhana, here today.

2. The first time was when she got sinusitis, aged 14, before a pony club gymkhana.

3. The student gymkhana president, Neeraj Kumar, who interacted with Swapnil during the annual Antaragni festival, said all the hostel residents were shocked by the death.

4. She is now expected to be banned from all gymkhana events for four years at a meeting of the British Show Jumping Association (BSJA) next month.

5. ACC U–17 Challenge Cup Afghanistan v Oman at Chiang Mai Gymkhana OMAN WON BY 21 RUNS Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field Oman: 111 off 38.3 overs (G.