Thana

Thana

Thana may refer to the following:
*The term is used in South Asian countries and is synonymous with police station or precinct.
*Thana, Maharashtra, India.
*Thana, Kannur, Kerala, India.
*Thana, Malakand Pakistan. a village in Pukhtoon Khuwa.

ee also

* Tana
* Tāna, also known as Thaana, the modern writing system of the Divehi language


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  • Thana — Tha na (t[aum] n[aum]), n. [Written also {tana}, {tanna}.] [Hind. th[=a]n[=a].] A police station. [India] Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thana — Thana, ostind. Stadt, s. Tanna 2) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Thana — (engl. Tannah), Hauptstadt der brit. ostind. Insel Salsette (Präsidentsch. Bombay), (1891) 17.455 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Thana — (Thāna) ► C. de O de la India, en el estado de Maharashtra, en la costa NE de la isla de Salsette; 796 620 h. Suburbio residencial de Bombay. Ind. textil y alimentaria …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Thâna — Divehi Divehi ދިވެހި ބަސް Parlée en Inde, Maldives Région Asie du sud Nombre de locuteurs 300 000 Classification par famille langues indo européennes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • thana — /tah neuh/, n. 1. a police station in India. 2. (formerly) a military base in India. Also, tana. [ < Hindi thana < Skt sthana a place] * * * ▪ India also spelled  Thāne,         town, Mahārāshtra state, western India, at the mouth of the Thāna… …   Universalium

  • Thana — Thane (Marathi: ठाणे, Ṭhāṇe; früher Thana) ist eine Stadt im westlichen Indien. Sie hat 1,26 Millionen Einwohner (Stand: 2001) und ist damit eine der größten Städte in Bundesstaat Maharashtra. Geografie Thane liegt unweit nördlich der Metropole… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thana — /tah neuh/, n. a city in W Maharashtra, in W India: suburb of Bombay. 170,675. * * * ▪ India also spelled  Thāne,         town, Mahārāshtra state, western India, at the mouth of the Thāna River and head of the Ulhās Estuary, northeast of Bombay.… …   Universalium

  • thana — noun /ˈtɑːnə/ a) An Indian military outpost. To this talk the dacoits agreed, and we had no trouble at the Thana, and could eat melons in peace, sitting upon our charpoys all day long. b) A police station, or a police jurisdiction in India. See… …   Wiktionary

  • thana — [ θα:nα:] noun Indian a police station. Origin from Hindi thānā, from Sanskrit sthāna place, station …   English new terms dictionary

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