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Ludhiana

American  
[loo-dee-ah-nah] / ˌlʊ diˈɑ nɑ /

noun

  1. a city in central Punjab, in N India.


Ludhiana British  
/ ˌlʊdɪˈɑːnə /

noun

  1. a city in N India, in the central Punjab: Punjab Agricultural University (1962). Pop: 1 395 053 (2001)

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For 50 years, his family's clothing business in India's northwestern textile city of Ludhiana has made jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

He went to school in Ludhiana and then on to Chandigarh University in the early 1990s to study law.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

On a recent bright morning, Satwinder Kaur Satti, who heads Abbnhi, a support group for left-behind women, was talking to visitors in her home in Ludhiana when her phone rang.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

PTI news agency quotes Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik as saying: "We are going to collect samples from manholes. It is quite likely that some chemical reacted with methane in manholes."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2023

The garrison of Ludhiana consisted of a detachment of the 3rd Native Infantry, guarding the fort, in which was stored a large amount of powder.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh