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mine; an excavation from which ores and minerals are extracted.
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quarry
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ഖനി (khani). Cognate with Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), Telugu ఖని (khani), Marathi खाण (khāṇ) and Hindi खान (khān).
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