Secunderabad

[ suh-kuhn-der-uh-bad ]

/ səˈkʌn dər əˌbæd /

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noun

a city in N Andhra Pradesh, in central India, part of Hyderabad: a former British military cantonment.

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How to use Secunderabad in a sentence

In December 1883 the regiment left Rangoon for Secunderabad.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre
There is another rock with a similar name near Secunderabad; but the resemblance in that case is not so striking.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
The following morning we were called at five o'clock, and by seven were driving towards Secunderabad, five or six miles distant.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
The reward of these precautions was that the regiment reached Secunderabad without losing a man.
The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life|Dr. Ticklemore

I return, therefore, to Lieutenant B.'s account of the march of his regiment to the cantonment of Secunderabad.
The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life|Dr. Ticklemore

British Dictionary definitions for Secunderabad

Secunderabad

/ (səˈkʌndərəˌbæd, -ˌbɑːd) /

noun

a former town in S central India, in N Andra Pradesh: one of the largest British military stations in India: now part of Hyderabad city

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