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Banaras

British  
/ bəˈnɑːrəz /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Benares

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Escalating concerns about climate change's impact on global food security inspired researchers from Banaras Hindu University in India to create a way to explore how these factors influence crop yields.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 2024

Meanwhile, Banaras focuses on vegetarian and vegan dishes from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with dishes such as roasted wheat dumplings with spicy mashed veggies.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2024

Still, other ancestral source populations, such as those from the steppe, remain somewhat “vague,” says biological anthropologist Gyaneshwer Chaubey at Banaras Hindu University.

From Science Magazine Mar. 3, 2024

We sourced cloth from weavers in Banaras, India, whose textile designs date back hundreds of years, and printed the map on it to make a stole.

From Scientific American May 20, 2023

But king Chakaraditya’s heart burnt within him at the remembrance of his ill-treatment of the poor Brâhmaṇ, who had returned with his wife from Banaras.

From Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India by Kingscote, Mrs. Howard

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