# Janjira

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi जंजिरा (jañjirā), from Classical Persian جزیره (jazīra), from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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