Shillong

[ shil-lawng ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Meghalaya state, in NE India.

Shillong

/ ʃɪˈlɒŋ /

noun

1. a city in NE India, capital of Meghalaya: situated on the Shillong Plateau at an altitude of 1520 m (4987 ft); destroyed by earthquake in 1897 and rebuilt. Pop: 132 876 (2001)

Example Sentences

The total mortality recorded was 1542, including two Europeans at Shillong.

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Early in June, faint tremors were felt by sensitive persons at Shillong.

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At Shillong, the crash of houses falling within thirty yards was completely drowned by the roar of the earthquake.

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For instance, from Maophlang, near Shillong, a road leads to the neighbouring station of Mairang.

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My friend Needham had gone on leave to Shillong, so I could not think of starting till he returned.

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