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Benares

British

/ bɪˈnɑːrɪz /

noun

the former name of Varanasi

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The court heard they had been in contact prior to the Annabel's incident, including for lunch meetings at Benares and the Beaverbrook Town House five-star hotel.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Nearby, Aankit Malhotra took over Indian restaurant Benares with his brother in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021

Now, Benares has about 10 lunch orders a day, down from 100.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021

Bhattacharya grew up in Benares, a member of a Bengali Brahman family.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

Along with assorted friends and family members—for a total of forty travelers—they had piled into a luxurious sleeper car, named Benares, provided by the Chicago & Alton Railroad.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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