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Burra sahib (Bara sahib)
12016-05-27T09:45:57+00:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1421Glossaryplain2016-05-27T09:45:57+00:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1(Hindustani) A designation for the head British administrator in a given locality. "Burra" means large or big. So Burra Sahib means "the big master."