Allahabad

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

/ ˌæl ə həˈbæd, ˌɑ lə hɑˈbɑd /

noun

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

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for allahabad

"I don't much think I shall get down to Allahabad, Isobel," he said.
Rujub, the Juggler|G. A. Henty
From Allahabad, we proceeded to Cawnpore, where we arrived on the fifteenth of October.
Ten Years in India|W.J.D. Gould
Allahabad has a proud name—the City of God; but one sees not much to render it worthy of that exalted title.
From Egypt to Japan|Henry M. Field
So he took all the money in the treasury, and the guns, and promised to provide boats to take them all down to Allahabad.
Strange Stories|Grant Allen

The following day Salim was on his road back to Allahabad with a small escort.
Akbar|P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer

British Dictionary definitions for allahabad

Allahabad

/ (ˌæləhəˈbæd, -ˈbɑːd) /

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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