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Guntur

American  
[goon-toor] / gʊnˈtʊər /
Also Guntar

noun

  1. a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India.


Guntur British  
/ ɡʊnˈtʊə /

noun

  1. a city in E India, in central Andhra Pradesh: founded by the French in the 18th century; ceded to Britain in 1788. Pop: 514 707 (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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Guntur Ari Prasetyo, a diesel technician, asked his wife to pray for him, just as he did each time he was deployed.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2021

One of the communities that Raghavan and Rai work with is a group of Telugu-speaking people who live in a small village near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

From Nature Apr. 15, 2019

Voruganti Surendra is a farmer who grows paddy rice on an acre of farmland in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2017

"He always complained of being lonely," said Guntur Hernawan, head of the internal medicine division at Moewardi Hospital in Solo.

From The Guardian Dec. 4, 2012

It was first invaded by the Mahommedans in 1471; in 1541 they conquered Kondapalli, and nine years later they extended their conquests over all Guntur and the districts of Masulipatam.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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