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Jhansi

American  
[jahn-see] / ˈdʒɑn si /

noun

  1. a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in central India.


Jhansi British  
/ ˈdʒɑːnsɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central India, in SW Uttar Pradesh: scene of a mutiny against the British in 1857. Pop: 383 248 (2001)

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Anita Devi, from the central city of Jhansi, said she had spent the entire morning looking for her husband.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Garg said the factory was in a residential area in central Delhi near Rani Jhansi Road and had no provisions for fire safety.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2019

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Nineteeth century Indian general Rani leads her people in rebellion against the British Empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2019

Initially reluctant to join as the rebellion spread, she was provoked when Sir Hugh Rose laid siege to Jhansi.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2015

One morning Jhansi was out in charge of her mahout about two miles from Santrabari, when a single-tusker rogue suddenly charged out of the jungle at her.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly

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