New Delhi

[del-ee]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of India, in the N part, adjacent to Delhi.

New Delhi

noun

1. See Delhi

New Delhi

1. The capital of India, located in the north-central region of the country; a portion of the city of Delhi.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 at one of the city's prayer grounds.

Built from 1912 to 1929 to replace Calcutta as the capital.