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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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Former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur notes that chief justices, often appointed from outside the state, may not know local lawyers or judges, complicating recommendations.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

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

Then, easing the pace a little, he swung off into a by-way, and ere long was cantering down the quiet road that led to Rai Bareilly and thence to Allahabad.

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

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