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Kolhapur

American  
[koh-luh-poor] / ˈkoʊ ləˌpʊər /

noun

  1. a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.


Kolhapur British  
/ ˌkəʊlhɑːˈpʊə /

noun

  1. a city in W India, in S Maharashtra: university (1963). Pop: 485 183 (2001)

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In Kolhapur, however, some said the move had instilled a sense of pride in them.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

"We became more active with our demands," said Sonkawade, thumping his palm on the table in his office at Shivaji University, in the west Indian city of Kolhapur, where he now teaches physics.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2021

The Maharashtra city of Kolhapur — which sits at the banks of one of the region’s most important waterways, the Panchganga River — was almost totally submerged, Times of India drone footage shows.

From Washington Post Jul. 24, 2021

A thirty-two-year-old orthopedic surgeon from a town called Kolhapur, he seemed like any of my surgical colleagues here in Boston, direct, driven, with his photo I.D. swaying on a lanyard around his neck.

From The New Yorker Nov. 5, 2018

Quite as much as these convictions the downfall of Tilak helped to quell the forces of unrest in the State of Kolhapur as well as in the rest of the Deccan.

From Indian Unrest by Chirol, Valentine, Sir

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