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military hotel en · NOUN

Etymology

Shortened from earlier Hindu military hotel, named so because they originally catered to Hindu non-vegetarians of the military. Piecewise doublet of military hospital.

Meanings

1. (India, South) A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food.
   • The Star of India, as the board outside proclaimed, was a "military hotel"; in other words, it served meat, which my grandmother did not. "I am thinking you might be missing it," Charlis said, ushering me to a chair. 2011 October 18, Shashi Tharoor, India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
   • 11 Gajendra Vilas Hindu Military Hotel, Alps Restaurant, Mount Road. 1954, Large Industrial Establishments in India, Indian Labour Bureau, page 455:
   • Mutton or chicken curries and various other non-vegetarian dishes are served in the Moslem restaurants and in those labelled in English "Military Hotel." 1962, Jean Filliozat, India: The Country and Its Traditions:

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