Bangaluru
or Ban·ga·loo·ru
[bang-guh-loo-roo]
- a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
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Formerly Ban·ga·lore [bang-guh-lawr, -lohr, bang-guh-lawr, -lohr] /ˌbæŋ gəˈlɔr, -ˈloʊr, ˈbæŋ gəˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr/ (but sometimes still used).
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Examples from the Web for bangalore
Contemporary Examples
“We are tracking down the man,” the Bangalore Police Commissioner said.
Both the Bangalore City Crime Branch and Indian national intelligence officials are after him.
Bangalore is the nearest international airport, a six-hour drive away.
About a year ago, I decided to read only in Kannada, the dominant local language, whenever I visited Bangalore.
My life is now divided between the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai.
Historical Examples
Last evening at Dharwar, then notes in the train south to Bangalore.
From Edinburgh to India & BurmahWilliam G. Burn Murdoch
The people in the street are not a patch on Bangalore people in looks or dress.
From Edinburgh to India & BurmahWilliam G. Burn Murdoch
The district of Bangalore borders on the Madras district of Salem.
You are one of the new hands, shipped from the Bangalore, are you not?
The Pirate SlaverHarry Collingwood
Do you recollect the little doctor and his wife at Bangalore?
Olla PodridaFrederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
Bangalore
- a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)Alternative official name: Bengaluru (ˌbeŋɡəlˈuːru)
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