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Jhansi

American

[jahn-see] / ˈdʒɑn si /

noun

a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in central India.

Jhansi British

/ ˈdʒɑːnsɪ /

noun

a city in central India, in SW Uttar Pradesh: scene of a mutiny against the British in 1857. Pop: 383 248 (2001)

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Instead, she took her elder son to Jhansi - over 130km away - without clear reason, according to the driver, and returned the same evening.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Freedom fighter Rani of Jhansi shifts the balance of power by leading her people into battle against the British Empire in 1857 India.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2020

Garg said the factory was in a residential area in central Delhi near Rani Jhansi Road and had no provisions for fire safety.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2019

Initially reluctant to join as the rebellion spread, she was provoked when Sir Hugh Rose laid siege to Jhansi.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015

Here I found the mahouts and ordered them to get the two elephants ready, Jhansi still being a deserter.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

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