Bangaluru
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bangaluru
First recorded in 1850–55; from Kannada Bengalūru, a city established by Kempe Gowda I (1510-69) as the capital of his kingdom
Example Sentences
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Hanumantharayappa, of Bangaluru, who according to the New York Times was in town for just a few days when the bombs went off.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2019
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