gymkhana

noun
🔊/dʒɪmˈkɑːnə/
🔊/dʒɪmˈkɑːnə/
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  1. an event in which people riding horses take part in various competitions赛马会;马术比赛Topics Sports: other sportsc2
  2. (Indian English) a public place with facilities for sports体育场;运动场
  3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Urdu gendk̲ānah ‘racket court’, from Hindi geṁd ‘ball’ + Persian k̲ānah ‘house’, altered by association with gymnastic (see gymnastics).