Shillong

American  

[shil-lawng] / ʃɪlˈlɔŋ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Meghalaya state, in NE India.

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Shillong British  

/ ʃɪˈlɒŋ /

noun

1. a city in NE India, capital of Meghalaya: situated on the Shillong Plateau at an altitude of 1520 m (4987 ft); destroyed by earthquake in 1897 and rebuilt. Pop: 132 876 (2001)

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Example Sentences

The Nongrum clan is one of three that cares for the Swer sacred forest near Cherrapunji, an area about 35 miles southwest of Shillong, which is among the wettest in the world.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Both chief ministers had attended a meeting chaired by Mr Shah in the city of Shillong on Saturday.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021

On 15 April, Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, 69, the founder and director of Bethany Hospital in Shillong, become the first doctor in the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya to die of Covid-19.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2020

But the industry also benefits from the support of elected officials, some of whom own mines, said Patricia Mukhim, editor of the Shillong Times, a newspaper in the state capital.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2019

In November, after a hair-raising, bumpy bus ride to Shillong, amidst rumors of Chinese occupation and India’s impending defeat, Estha and Rahel were born.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy