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Gauhati

American  
[gou-hah-tee] / gaʊˈhɑ ti /

noun

  1. a city in W Assam, in E India, on the Brahmaputra River.


Gauhati British  
/ ɡaʊˈhɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. a city in NE India, in Assam on the River Brahmaputra: centre of British administration in Assam (1826–74). Pop: 808 021 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Police prevented the party’s efforts to hold similar marches in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, Gauhati, and some other cities, detaining party members and taking them away in buses and other vehicles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022

The surge prompted authorities in the northeastern state of Assam to impose a two-week lockdown in the state capital of Gauhati.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2020

They sit on beds and on the floor listening to Ali and Shaiz Uddin Ahmed, a defence lawyer at the Gauhati high court, who volunteers as a legal trainer for CJP.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2019

LOTUS: A man sold lotus flowers to devotees in Gauhati, India, Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2013

Gauhati suffered very severely from the earthquake of the 12th of June 1897.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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