Bangaluru
or Ban·ga·loo·ru
[ bang-guh-loo-roo ]
noun
a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
Origin of Bangaluru
1First 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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