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Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India (Oxford World's Classics)
HobsonJobson The Definitive Glossary of British India - Oxford World's Classics
Author: Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell
"A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive." — Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198718000
ISBN-10: 0198718004
Publication Date: 8/1/2015
Pages: 624
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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