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

Part of Reble's mystique comes from Shillong itself.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The ancient skill of archery thrives in Shillong, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

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

“Only God’s grace and some miracle can help them to be alive,” Kyrmen Shylla, Meghalaya’s disaster management minister, told Reuters by telephone from the state capital Shillong.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2018

All were well, having survived the events of the past year at an estate belonging to his wife’s grandparents in the mountains of Shillong.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri