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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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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

It will also serve as a larger catchment area, which could extend all the way to the neighbouring Pune city, a major IT and education hub.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

Sandeep Bhegade, former union president for the GM factory in Pune, said the automaker had always treated its workers well.

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

That was when I had my first glimpse of the Pune Snake Park and the idea of my one year sabbatical took root.

From Free from School by Rahul Alvares

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