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Jhansi

American

[jahn-see] / ˈdʒɑn si /

noun

a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in central India.

Jhansi British

/ ˈdʒɑːnsɪ /

noun

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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Instead, she took her elder son to Jhansi - over 130km away - without clear reason, according to the driver, and returned the same evening.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

He knew he would always be associated with the world of movies - his grandfather was a Bollywood cinematographer who worked on one of India's first colour films in 1953, Jhansi Ki Rani.

From BBC

Freedom fighter Rani of Jhansi shifts the balance of power by leading her people into battle against the British Empire in 1857 India.

From Los Angeles Times

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