Nagpur

American  

[nahg-poor] / ˈnɑg pʊər /

noun

1. a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.

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Nagpur British  

/ næɡˈpʊə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

In January, three tigers and a leopard died at a wildlife rescue centre in India's Nagpur city from the virus that typically infects birds.

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The defeat surpasses India's previous heaviest loss, which was by 342 runs against Australia in Nagpur in 2004.

From BBC

He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father's death before he cut his trip short.

From BBC

Rohan Mehta, a software professional, has lived in the US with his family for 11 years but had travelled to Nagpur at the beginning of the month to see relatives commemorating his father's death.

From BBC

He arrived in India in 1988, a young man seeking work, and has since been winded through cities - Nagpur, Belgaum, Goa, Nasik - before settling in the western metropolis.

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