Lucknow

[ luhk-nou ]

noun
  1. a city in and capital of Uttar Pradesh state, in N India: the British besieged it (1857) during the Sepoy Rebellion.

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How to use Lucknow in a sentence

  • Standing on the platform in Lucknow, Babbanji saw two trains waiting, one for Delhi and the other for Mumbai.

  • The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Keep your spirits up and you may live to tell your grandchildren how you fought the rebels at Lucknow.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • The feeble loyalty of the native regiments at Lucknow sufficed to keep all the borderland of Nepaul quiet for nearly two months.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • A few minutes later an appalling explosion shook every house in Lucknow.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Since that hour there was no possible means of communicating with Lucknow, even though he had reached Allahabad safely.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for Lucknow

Lucknow

/ (ˈlʌknaʊ) /


noun
  1. a city in N India, capital of Uttar Pradesh: capital of Oudh (1775–1856); the British residency was besieged (1857) during the Indian Mutiny. Pop: 2 207 340 (2001)

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