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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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In a phone interview from Pune, India, Mr. Bambawale said the 2020 clashes “set back the relationship 10 steps” and recent signs of a thaw “at best signify three steps forward.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 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

In recent days, after civic elections in Pune and Mumbai, conversations had begun about the possibility of a reconciliation between the two factions of the NCP, led by uncle and nephew.

From BBC Jan. 28, 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

The bus left Pune at around 10 a.m. and arrived in Mumbai a little after 2 p.m.

From Free from School by Rahul Alvares

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