Moradabad

American  

[mawr-uh-duh-bad, mohr-, muh-rah-duh-bahd] / ˌmɔr ə dəˈbæd, ˌmoʊr-, məˈrɑ dəˌbɑd /

noun

1. a city in N Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

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Moradabad British  

/ ˌmɔːrədəˈbæd /

noun

1. a city in N India, in N Uttar Pradesh. Pop: 641 240 (2001)

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Example Sentences

On Saturday, templegoers were met with tags that read: “F— Modi, Hindustan, and Moradabad.”

From Los Angeles Times

Hindu residents of the posh TDI City – an upscale residential bloc in the northern city of Moradabad – began protesting on Tuesday night after news of the sale became public.

From BBC

Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents have surged, with a majority reported from states ruled by the BJP – Moradabad is also located in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

From BBC

Tanvir Aeijaz, professor of politics and public policy at Delhi University, says the incident in Moradabad "shows that religious polarisation has sunk in, that it's working at the ground level".

From BBC

This is not the first time Muslim residents have faced backlash in Moradabad for buying homes in a Hindu-majority area.

From BBC