Jaipur

[ jahy-poor ]

noun

1. a former state in NW India, now part of Rajasthan.
2. a city in and the capital of Rajasthan, in NW India: known as the “pink city” because of its buildings of that color.

Jaipur

/ dʒaɪˈpʊə /

noun

1. a city of great beauty in N India, capital of Rajasthan state: University of Rajasthan (1947). Pop: 2 324 319 (2001)

Example Sentences

Aditya Rajwal, an appliance salesman in Jaipur, said sales of air conditioners at his store have jumped from about 100 every quarter a few years ago to more than 500 now.

From Washington Post

The daughter of a dairy worker, Chaudhary in 2011 bought a parcel of land outside Jaipur for about $1,300 with her husband, a physical education teacher.

From Washington Post

One is the Jangid family of Jaipur, India, who come from a long line of traditional wood carvers.

From Washington Post

While there seems something dutiful about the lament (as about the whole faux-controversy), Jaipur is indeed a strange beast.

From The Daily Beast

Welcome to Jaipur for the coolest and most inspired literary festival in the world.

From The Daily Beast

The Jaipur Literature Festival ( jaipurliteraturefestival.org) runs from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25 in Diggi Palace.

From The Daily Beast

Yet, in the end, I think Jaipur works because we are a lot of fun.

From The Daily Beast

One of the things people like best about Jaipur is that we are completely egalitarian.

From The Daily Beast

He shrugged, reached into the desk for a box of Jaipur brass enamel and took from it a medal attached to a ribbon.

From Project Gutenberg

The cedar sliding doors were fitted with hasps of translucent Jaipur enamel and ran in grooves shod with silver.

From Project Gutenberg

Compared with this enormous output, only a few small pieces of jewelry have come from Jaipur and other towns in India.

From Project Gutenberg

In the country identified with Jaipur, on the other hand, the inhabitants were devoted to heresy and war.

From Project Gutenberg

In Jaipur, however, Major Powlett says, their position is higher.

From Project Gutenberg