Shillong

American  

[shil-lawng] / ʃɪlˈlɔŋ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Meghalaya state, in NE India.

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Shillong British  

/ ʃɪˈlɒŋ /

noun

1. a city in NE India, capital of Meghalaya: situated on the Shillong Plateau at an altitude of 1520 m (4987 ft); destroyed by earthquake in 1897 and rebuilt. Pop: 132 876 (2001)

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Shillong

When the British occupied India and had a strong presence in Shillong, the betting was done on polo teams, but locals have since adapted the idea to bet on archery results.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

Ms. Bala, who now works as a security consultant in the northeastern city of Shillong, welcomed the court’s ruling as a “landmark judgment.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

Both chief ministers had attended a meeting chaired by Mr Shah in the city of Shillong on Saturday.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2021

On 15 April, Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, 69, the founder and director of Bethany Hospital in Shillong, become the first doctor in the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya to die of Covid-19.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2020

All were well, having survived the events of the past year at an estate belonging to his wife’s grandparents in the mountains of Shillong.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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