Hyderabad

or Hai·dar·a·bad

[ hahy-der-uh-bahd, -bad, hahy-druh- ]

/ ˈhaɪ dər əˌbɑd, -ˌbæd, ˈhaɪ drə- /

Save This Word!

noun

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

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

a city in SE Pakistan, on the Indus River.

QUIZ

ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ

There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!

Question 1 of 7

True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Hyderabad

hydathode, hydatid, Hyde, Hyde, Mr., Hyde Park, Hyderabad, Hyder Ali, hydnocarpate, hydnocarpic acid, hydr-, hydra

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Hyderabad in a sentence

The airline is monitoring the situation in Hyderabad and Delhi closely.
IndiGo employees—this time technicians—go on mass leave again|Niharika Sharma|July 11, 2022|Quartz
One of these users is Keertana Rumalla, an architect from Hyderabad, for whom ordering groceries has become a daily affair.
Delivery Startups Changed Daily Life in India—But Neighborhood Shops Are Pushing Back|Varsha Bansal|June 15, 2022|Time
The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in Hyderabad on March 26 announced on its official Twitter page that it has decided to create a gender-neutral safe space for LGBTQ students and designated the ground floor of a dorm for them.
India’s first gender-neutral university garners praise|Ankush Kumar|April 4, 2022|Washington Blade
It enlisted essential resources such as hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, plasma, medicines, meal services, quarantine services, and so on, in Hyderabad.
India’s no-code boom is ushering in a new wave of entrepreneurs|Mimansa Verma|October 11, 2021|Quartz

The Hyderabad-based lawyer’s mother had tested Covid-19 positive during the devastating second wave.
India’s no-code boom is ushering in a new wave of entrepreneurs|Mimansa Verma|October 11, 2021|Quartz
He made it home 10 days after he had initially left Hyderabad.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA|Simran Jeet Singh|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would have been inexpressibly cathartic had India, after liberating Hyderabad in September 1948, captured and tried the Nizam.
India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The necklace is called The Nizam of Hyderabad and was given to the Queen as a wedding present.
Hilary Mantel Skips Dinner With 'Jointed Doll' Kate|Tom Sykes|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prajwala now runs 17 schools in Hyderabad that educate 5,000 children.
Women in the World Speakers|The Daily Beast|March 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At length I thought I would attempt the same system we had practised so successfully at Hyderabad.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
The first step of this division was to march upon Hyderabad, which was captured without any effectual resistance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Hyderabad, also, was given up to the British commander; and on the 20th of February the British flag waved over that city.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Some buildings of Hyderabad, mere remnants of the past glory, are still known to renown.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Hyderabad is an important centre of general trade, and there is a cotton mill in its vicinity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hyderabad

Hyderabad

/ (ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd, -ˌbæd, ˈhaɪdrə-) /

noun

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

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

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

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