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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 • Apr. 5, 2022

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 • Nov. 13, 2020

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

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

It was conjectured that Jhansi, remembering her recent unpleasant adventure with the rogue, had become alarmed at the sight of them, got rid of her chain and fled away in an opposite direction.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

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