Hyderabad

American  

[hahy-der-uh-bahd, -bad, hahy-druh-] / ˈhaɪ dər əˌbɑd, -ˌbæd, ˈhaɪ drə- /

Or Haidarabad

noun

1. a former state in S India, now part of Andhra Pradesh, Mysore, and Maharashtra.

2. a city in S central India, the capital of Telangana and the temporary capital of Andhra Pradesh, in S India.

3. a city in SE Pakistan, on the Indus River.

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Hyderabad British  

/ ˈhaɪdrə-, -ˌbæd, ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd /

noun

1. a city in S central India, capital of Andhra Pradesh state and capital of former Hyderabad state; university (1918). Pop: 3 449 878 (2001)

2. a former state of S India: divided in 1956 between the states of Andhra Pradesh, Mysore, and Maharashtra

3. a city in SW Pakistan, on the River Indus: seat of the University of Sind (1947). Pop: 1 392 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

News reports and visuals of crowded railway stations and bus terminals suggest the situation is similar in cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, where large numbers of migrant workers live and work.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

This, in turn, has fuelled demand for apartments, cars and restaurants across top-tier cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurugram over the past 30 years.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Before its complete demise, it was almost brought to the Indian princely state of Hyderabad, where it could have taken root.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Khan’s younger son fell for Durrushehvar’s fetching cousin, and so the two couples wed in Nice in 1931 in an elaborate wedding before taking ship for Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

One of us had an address for a relation of Bibi’s in Hyderabad, and wrote explaining the situation.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri