Allahabad

[al-uh-huh-bad, ah-luh-hah-bahd]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of allahabad

Fall of fish that had occurred in the neighborhood of Allahabad, India.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
In 1887 he joined the editorial staff of The Allahabad Pioneer.
The Short-story
William Patterson Atkinson
He agreed to supply them with food and send them to Allahabad in boats.
Following the Equator, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
All this while the Fort at Allahabad was in imminent danger.
India Under British Rule
James Talboys Wheeler
There was a march of 120 miles between Allahabad and Cawnpore.
India Under British Rule
James Talboys Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for allahabad

Allahabad

noun

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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