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Aligarh

American  
[ah-lee-guhr, al-uh-gahr] / ˈɑ liˌgʌr, ˈæl əˌgɑr /

noun

  1. a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.


Aligarh British  
/ ˌɑːlɪˈɡɜː, ˌælɪ- /

noun

  1. a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920). Pop: 667 732 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Many conventional quantum dots are toxic, because they're derived from heavy metals," explains Md Palashuddin Sk, an assistant professor of chemistry at Aligarh Muslim University in India.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

Sewa has also showed off its oxygen concentrator donations to Aligarh Muslim University, as well as mass equipment supplies throughout India, in both its public communications and in an email sent to me.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2021

I passed an exit sign for Aligarh, a town where I had spent five years at an old public university in the ’90s.

From New York Times Jul. 31, 2020

It led to an empowerment campaign by women who “loitered” in public spaces in Mumbai, Jaipur and Aligarh.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2016

The Aligarh University has the best football team and the best cricket team in the empire.

From Modern India by Curtis, William Eleroy

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