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Old Delhi

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noun

  1. 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

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We expected few people to be out and about when we headed to city landmark Red Fort in Old Delhi to meet street vendors.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

The explosion on Monday took place near a busy metro station close to the landmark Red Fort in the capital's Old Delhi quarter, where the prime minister delivers the annual Independence Day address.

From Barron's Nov. 16, 2025

Perhaps the most significant landmark in Old Delhi is the Jama Masjid, one of the largest places of Muslim worship in all of India.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2024

Three of the five hijras whom Banyan met in Old Delhi had been castrated.

From Economist Sep. 15, 2016

Farīd was the disciple of Kutb-ud-dīn of Old Delhi, who was the disciple of Mūin-ud-dīn of Ajmēr, the greatest of all their saints.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman

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