# thana

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɑː.nə/ · frequency rank #74,570

## Definitions
1. An Indian military outpost.
2. A police station, or a police jurisdiction.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Hindi थाना (thānā), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, “military outpost”). Doublet of Thane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thana