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Aligarh

American  
[ah-lee-guhr, al-uh-gahr] / ˈɑ liˌgʌr, ˈæl əˌgɑr /

noun

  1. a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.


Aligarh British  
/ ˌɑːlɪˈɡɜː, ˌælɪ- /

noun

  1. a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920). Pop: 667 732 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Many conventional quantum dots are toxic, because they're derived from heavy metals," explains Md Palashuddin Sk, an assistant professor of chemistry at Aligarh Muslim University in India.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Sewa has also showed off its oxygen concentrator donations to Aligarh Muslim University, as well as mass equipment supplies throughout India, in both its public communications and in an email sent to me.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2021

As they grew older, her other siblings went to Aligarh Muslim University for higher education, but Najma's heart wasn't really into her studies.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2021

In this charged atmosphere, pastors and priests in Aligarh assiduously avoid the C-word.

From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2017

His headquarters were at Aligarh, where he exercised quasi-royal sway over the whole surrounding country.

From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

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