Bungalow
BUNGALOW (an Anglo-Indian word from the Hindustani bangla, belonging to Bengal), a one-storeyed house with a verandah and a projecting roof, the typical dwelling for Europeans in India; the name is also used for similar buildings which have become common for seaside and summer residences in America and Great Britain. Dak or dawk bungalows (from dak or dawk, a post, a relay of men for carrying the mails, etc.) are the government rest-houses established at intervals for the use of travellers on the high roads of India.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
