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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)

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The personal belongings of cremated COVID-19 victims lie strewn around the grounds of the Ulubari cremation ground in Gauhati, the biggest city in India’s remote northeast.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

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.

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