New Delhi

American

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /

noun

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

New Delhi British

noun

See Delhi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

New Delhi Cultural

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

Discover More

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.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

West, 48, was also scheduled to play in New Delhi, India in late May.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He has also scheduled a series of international live shows this year including New Delhi, Istanbul and Madrid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Last Christmas Eve, a 77-year-old woman in New Delhi got an unexpected call from what she thought was the police.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

After growing up in New Delhi, he double-majored in economics and English at Stanford University.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

At New Delhi, he bought for $15 a peg-in travel chess set with a beautifully detailed design that was made of fragrant sandalwood—but he felt guilty about paying so little for it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023