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Ujjain

American  
[oo-jahyn] / ˈu dʒaɪn /
Or Ujain

noun

  1. a city in W Madhya Pradesh, in W central India: one of the seven holy cities of India.


Ujjain British  
/ uːˈdʒeɪn /

noun

  1. a city in W central India, in Madhya Pradesh: one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus; a major agricultural trade centre. Pop: 429 933 (2001)

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As the two sides fought over the pot of elixir that promised them immortality, a few drops spilled over and fell in four cities - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2025

The four-day visit will begin on May 31 and will also include visits to the temple town of Ujjain and Indore.

From Reuters May 27, 2023

The memory of Kalidasa’s writings led E. M. Forster to a long train journey to the ruins of Ujjain, the town in which Kalidasa lived.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2022

Narendra Singh Dhakre, 35, a lawyer from the central Indian city of Ujjain, made the fateful decision to stop for a day of sightseeing in Varanasi on his way back from a work trip.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2020

There is a leather-factory at Morar; cotton-presses at Morena, Baghana and Ujjain; ginning factories at Agar, Nalkhera, Shajapur and Sonkach; and a cotton-mill at Ujjain.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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