Lahore
Americannoun
noun
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a city in NE Pakistan: capital of the former province of West Pakistan (1955–70); University of the Punjab (1882). Pop: 6 373 000 (2005 est)
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a variety of large domestic fancy pigeon having a black-and-white plumage
Example Sentences
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Saqib wears a locket shaped like a map of pre-partition Punjab around his neck and plans to visit Lahore.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Thousands of people also took to the streets in the eastern city of Lahore.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Faisal Kamran, Deputy Inspector General of Lahore Police, shows us some of more than 100,000 kites and 2,100 rolls of string he says his team seized.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
It means for many this is their first time flying; they've never seen the skies above Lahore like this.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Then another e-mail arrived: I was invited to speak at a conference on education in Lahore.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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