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

On Wednesday, the 15-year-old smashed 97 from just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad to get Rajasthan Royals to this stage.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Microsoft and other companies have faced allegations from residents in an Indian court that they illegally occupied public land at a data-center site under construction outside Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The appeal, delivered at a public event in Hyderabad on Sunday, carried echoes of the Covid years, when the prime minister relied on symbolic mass participation to rally the country around a national cause.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Some tried to keep it alive in the Indian princely state of Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“It was in India, before I left to study in England. He was such a beautiful boy. You know I went to the same Catholic girls’ school as your mom, in Hyderabad?

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed