Gorakhpur

American  

[gawr-uhk-poor, gohr-] / ˈgɔr əkˌpʊər, ˈgoʊr- /

noun

1. a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

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Gorakhpur British  

/ ˈɡɔːrəkˌpʊə /

noun

1. a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh: formerly an important Muslim garrison. Pop: 624 570 (2001)

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Example Sentences

“Breathing becomes heavy and long,” said Ram Kumar, a 30-year-old from the city of Gorakhpur, in the more rural north of India, who supports his family back home by driving an auto-rickshaw in New Delhi.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Last week, I watched him campaign in his eastern constituency of Gorakhpur, where he is the head priest of an influential temple.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022

Amrit and Saiyub spoke to a travel agent to help them get two seats on the trains going to Basti or Gorakhpur, the stations closest to their village.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

The Adityanath government has focused on promoting places such as the ancient city of Varanasi, a Hindu pilgrimage site, and Gorakhpur, where Adityanath is the chief priest of a large temple, critics have said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2017

Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, and some other districts, forming half of the old province of Oudh, ceded by the ruler of Oudh in 1801, were long known as the Ceded Provinces.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William