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   hartal

   /ˈhɑːtɑːl/

   noun

   • 1. (in South Asia) a closure of shops and offices as a protest or a mark of sorrow: "the town observed a complete hartal"

   Word Origin from Hindi haṛtāl, haṭtāl, literally ‘locking of shops’, from Sanskrit haṭṭa ‘market’ + Hindi tāla ‘lock’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • A

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   • A

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   • L

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