Bangaluru

American

[bang-guh-loo-roo] / ˌbæŋ gəˈlu ru /

Or Bangalooru

noun

a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.

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

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Bangaluru

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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