Bangaluru

or Ban·ga·loo·ru

[ bang-guh-loo-roo ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.

Origin of Bangaluru

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Kannada Bengalūru, a city established by Kempe Gowda I (1510-69) as the capital of his kingdom
  • Formerly Ban·ga·lore [bang-guh-lawr, -lohr, bang-guh-lawr, -lohr] /ˌbæŋ gəˈlɔr, -ˈloʊr, ˈbæŋ gəˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr/ .

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