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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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Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants, but at least 16 are in a critical condition, authorities said.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2024

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

Dalhousie wished to seize the state of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmibai was firm in wanting to protect her people and lands, and trouble was on the rise.

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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