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Itanagar

American  
[ee-ton-uh-ger] / iˈtɒn ə gər /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, in northeastern India.


Etymology

Origin of Itanagar

First recorded in 1970–75


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This included mountain peaks, residential areas, rivers and a town close to the state's capital Itanagar.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2023

Annie Gowen in Itanagar, India contributed to this report. 

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2015

Nani Bath, a professor of political science at Rajiv Gandhi University near Itanagar, said many tribals converted out of a desire to be modern, since Christianity was often seen in the same boat as modernity.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2014

He said that during Christmas and Easter seasons, pastors from cities like Itanagar visited villages where residents had been waiting for months to be officially converted, and performed mass baptisms.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2014

Such adaptability is the distinguishing feature of the Apa Tani, according to Sarit Chaudhuri, an anthropology professor at Rajiv Gandhi University, just outside the state capital of Itanagar.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2013

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