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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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In January, the Supreme Court called it "worrisome" that case listings at the Allahabad High Court are unpredictable, saying the system had completely collapsed.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

A bombshell verdict by the Allahabad High Court had found Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractice and invalidated her 1971 election win.

From BBC Jun. 24, 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

He said to me, 'So the Feringhees are marching from Allahabad!'

From Strange Stories by Grant Allen

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