Nagpur
[ nahg-poor ]
/ ˈnɑg pʊər /
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noun
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
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Nagpur
/ (næɡˈpʊə) /
noun
a city in central India, in NE Maharashtra state: became capital of the kingdom of Nagpur (1743); capital of the Central Provinces (later Madhya Pradesh) from 1861 to 1956. Pop: 2 051 320 (2001)
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