Meerut

[meer-uh t]

noun

a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

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Historical Examples of meerut

At length, on May 10th, the storm burst out at Meerut in all its fury.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
James Kennedy
The native regiments of Meerut are in revolt and on their way to Delhi.
The Flaw in the Sapphire
Charles M. Snyder
The Meerut Division and 4th Corps were operating around that district.
With a Reservist in France
F. A. Bolwell
But the military authorities at Meerut were unequal to the crisis.
India Under British Rule
James Talboys Wheeler
He was then appointed superintending surgeon of the Meerut division.
Wanderings in India
John Lang

British Dictionary definitions for meerut

Meerut

noun

an industrial city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh: founded as a military base by the British in 1806 and scene of the first uprising (1857) of the Indian Mutiny. Pop: 1 074 229 (2001)

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