Udaipur

[ oo-dahy-poor, oo-dahy-poor ]

/ uˈdaɪ pʊər, ˈu daɪˌpʊər /

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noun

a city in S Rajasthan, in NW India.

Also called Mewar. a former state in NW India: merged into Rajasthan state 1948.

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Words nearby Udaipur

UCT, U.C.V., U/D, UDA, UDAG, Udaipur, udal, Udall, U.D.C., udder, UDI

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How to use Udaipur in a sentence

It is this style which thirty or forty years later comes to luxuriant maturity in a series of illustrations executed at Udaipur.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry|W. G. Archer
This wall is being repaired throughout its length by the Maharana of Udaipur.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
Their Padre in Udaipur is also an M.D., and of him a rather striking tale is told.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
It was reserved for a Rajput Thakur who was going to Udaipur with his "tail."
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling

The Udaipur State has an area of nearly 13,000 square miles and a population of about a million persons.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Udaipur

Udaipur

/ (uːˈdaɪpʊə, ˈuːdaɪˌpʊə) /

noun

Also called: Mewar a former state of NW India: became part of Rajasthan in 1947

a city in NW India, in S Rajasthan. Pop: 389 317 (2001)

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