Gorakhpur

[ gawr-uhk-poor, gohr- ]

noun

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

Gorakhpur

/ ˈɡɔːrəkˌpʊə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

A potent spell to bring rain was reported as actually practised during the Gorakhpur famine of 1873-4.

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I was born in the last decade of the nineteenth century, and passed my first eight years at Gorakhpur.

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My elder sister Uma and I were seated in the early morning under a neem tree in our Gorakhpur compound.

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I felt that I could not bear to remain longer in Gorakhpur, only to see my brother removed before my helpless gaze.

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The town, a collection of villages, is on the river Kuana, 40 m. from Gorakhpur by railway.

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