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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)

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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