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go·down  (gdoun)
n.
In India and East Asia, a warehouse, especially one at a dockside.

[Alteration (influenced by down) of Malay godong, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Kannada gaagu, storehouse, godown.]

godown [ˈgəʊˌdaʊn]
n
(Business / Commerce) (in East Asia and India) a warehouse
[from Malay godong]
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Noun1.godown - (in India and Malaysia) a warehousegodown - (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
storage warehouse, warehouse - a storehouse for goods and merchandise
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Malaya, Malaysia - a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
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godown
n godown [gəuˈdaun]
in India and East Asia, a warehouse, or a storehouse for goods at a port. stoor مُسْتَوْدَع بَضائِع склад в Индия и Източна Азия krám(ek) frilager das Lagerhaus αποθήκη, κελάρι almacén kaubaladu انبار کالا varasto comptoir מַחסָן गोदाम, भण्डार trgovačko skladište raktár(áruház) gudang vöruskemma deposito 倉庫 (인도 등에서) 창고 prekių sandėlis (Indijā, Austrumāzijā) preču noliktava gudang goedang, pakhuis skład armazém depozit хранилище krám, skladisko trgovsko skladišče skladište u luci varumagasin โกดัง depo, ambar (印度和東亞港口的)倉庫或儲藏庫 склад товарів گودام kho chứa hàng


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Essential commodities are mostly stocked in the main godown in the FCI (Food Corporation of India) like rice and sugar.
During the last wheat harvest, it had started moving out fresh stocks of wheat from Punjab while old stocks still lay in the godowns at the risk of deterioration in quality.
According to details, Orangi Town Police arrested 8 culprits on a tip off in Ali Garh Colony at the godowns of Al-Faisal and Al-Mustafa Traders and recovered more than 3000 sacks of sugar.
 
 
 
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