Ujjain

American

[oo-jahyn] / ˈu dʒaɪn /

Or Ujain

noun

a city in W Madhya Pradesh, in W central India: one of the seven holy cities of India.

Ujjain British

/ uːˈdʒeɪn /

noun

a city in W central India, in Madhya Pradesh: one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus; a major agricultural trade centre. Pop: 429 933 (2001)

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As the two sides fought over the pot of elixir, a few drops spilled over and fell in four cities - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

The four-day visit will begin on May 31 and will also include visits to the temple town of Ujjain and Indore.

From Reuters • May 27, 2023

The memory of Kalidasa’s writings led E. M. Forster to a long train journey to the ruins of Ujjain, the town in which Kalidasa lived.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Narendra Singh Dhakre, 35, a lawyer from the central Indian city of Ujjain, made the fateful decision to stop for a day of sightseeing in Varanasi on his way back from a work trip.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020

He is like Vikramaditya of Ujjain; no one know whether he existed at all.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

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