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Pune

American  
[poo-nuh] / ˈpu nə /

noun

  1. a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.


Pune British  
/ ˈpuːnə /

noun

  1. another name for Poona

"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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Shreya, a college student in Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, told me her friend group mainly uses voice notes "because we use a lot of languages".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Digvijay Patil, a PhD student in archeology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune, noticed repeated mentions of unusual plants while studying Sanskrit and Marathi texts related to sacred sites.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The Industrial Tribunal in Pune finally ruled in 2023 that GM had the right to close down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

GM first attempted to sell the Pune factory to Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

The snake park has a system through which people in Pune city can call up the park if they sight a snake.

From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul

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