Definition of "gymkhana"

gymkhana

/d͡ʒɪmˈkɑnə/

noun
plural gymkhanas
1. (equestrianism) A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
  Quotations
  In the afternoon the British held athletic sports, an impromptu military tournament, and a gymkhana, all of which caused much merriment and diversion, and the Boers profited by the cessation of the shell fire to shovel away at their trenches.
  1900, Winston Churchill, chapter 13, in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria
2. (India, Myanmar, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
  Quotations
  These privileged gentlemen have a fine club on the Fateh Maidan, a suburb of Hyderabad city, and they enjoy sports and races at the local gymkhana, in fact, they have a very good time, if one may judge by their appearance.
  1914, John Law, chapter XVI, in Modern Hyderabad (Deccan), Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co
3. (India, Myanmar, dated) A meeting for such sports.