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Allahabad

American  
[al-uh-huh-bad, ah-luh-hah-bahd] / ˌæl ə həˈbæd, ˌɑ lə hɑˈbɑd /

noun

  1. a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges.


Allahabad British  
/ ˌæləhəˈbæd, -ˈbɑːd /

noun

  1. a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers: Hindu pilgrimage centre. Pop: 990 298 (2001)

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On Monday, the Allahabad High Court found Koli innocent in 12 cases in which he had been sentenced to death.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Prominent among such efforts is the government’s renaming of the northern city of Allahabad — named by Muslim Mughal rulers centuries ago — to the Sanskrit word “Prayagraj.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

In 2018 his party changed the name of the city long known as Allahabad to Prayagraj, the name of a Hindu pilgrimage site.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

Mr. Ahmad, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born in Allahabad, India.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

We want to reach the river and take boat speedily to Allahabad.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis