Muttra
Britishnoun
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Two months ago she erupted once more, turned up wild-eyed and dusty at the home of an astonished Hindu in Muttra only to disappear again.
From Time Magazine Archive
The direct road lay through Muttra but, as Holkar's main body was at this town, he rode to the northeast as far as Secundara.
From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Its standard dialect is Braj Bhāshā, spoken near Muttra, which has a considerable literature mainly devoted to the religion founded on devotion to Krishna.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The name means the abode of the snake or dragon, and the caste are said to be derived from a village Sunrakh in Muttra District, where a dragon once lived.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
He crossed the Jumna at Muttra, and there learned that Holkar had, the night before, arrived within twelve miles of the town; and was, as usual, destroying everything before him.
From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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