Belgaum

American

[bel-goum] / bɛlˈgaʊm /

noun

a city in W Karnataka state, in W India.

Belgaum British

/ bɛlˈɡaʊm /

noun

a city in India, in Karnataka: cotton, furniture, leather. Pop: 399 600 (2001)

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He arrived in India in 1988, a young man seeking work, and has since been winded through cities - Nagpur, Belgaum, Goa, Nasik - before settling in the western metropolis.

From BBC

Anthony S Mariappa, a Belgaum forest official who is heading the operation, says this is the first time a leopard had been spotted in Belgaum city, which is why there is a lot of anxiety among people.

From BBC

The animal first made headlines on 5 August when it attacked a labourer in the densely populated Belgaum city in northern Karnataka.

From BBC

Video showed police in Uttar Pradesh forcing young boys to perform frog jumps for violating curfew, while another video in Belgaum showed officers violently breaking up a crowd inside a mosque.

From Slate

At her home in Belgaum, southwest India, Savita's mother described the referendum result as a "victory" on behalf of her late daughter.

From BBC

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