Agra

[ ah-gruh ]

noun
  1. a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.

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How to use Agra in a sentence

  • It was with the utmost difficulty that his wiser subordinates got him to disarm the sepoy regiments in Agra itself.

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  • Not even in Agra, and certainly not in gaudy Lucknow, had Malcolm seen any structure of such striking architectural effect.

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  • In both these rooms there is a row of columns on each side, and the floor of the latter is composed of Agra marble.

  • The suburbs of Agra resemble, in poverty, the miserable villages before mentioned.

  • The principal mosque exceeds in size and artistic construction even the Jumna Mosque in Agra.

British Dictionary definitions for Agra

Agra

/ (ˈɑːɡrə) /


noun
  1. a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh on the Jumna River: a capital of the Mogul empire until 1658; famous for its Mogul architecture, esp the Taj Mahal. Pop: 1 259 979 (2001)

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