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Allahabad

American  
[al-uh-huh-bad, ah-luh-hah-bahd] / ˌæl ə həˈbæd, ˌɑ lə hɑˈbɑd /

noun

  1. a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges.


Allahabad British  
/ ˌæləhəˈbæd, -ˈbɑːd /

noun

  1. a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers: Hindu pilgrimage centre. Pop: 990 298 (2001)

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Former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur notes that chief justices, often appointed from outside the state, may not know local lawyers or judges, complicating recommendations.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

Prominent among such efforts is the government’s renaming of the northern city of Allahabad — named by Muslim Mughal rulers centuries ago — to the Sanskrit word “Prayagraj.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

In 2018 his party changed the name of the city long known as Allahabad to Prayagraj, the name of a Hindu pilgrimage site.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

Govind Mathur, a former chief justice of the Allahabad high court, told the BBC that the authorities' actions were "highly unjust".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

He refused to ask himself what he would do if Allahabad were in the hands of the rebels.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis