Ujjain
or U·jain
[ oo-jahyn ]
/ ˈu dʒaɪn /
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noun
a city in W Madhya Pradesh, in W central India: one of the seven holy cities of India.
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How to use Ujjain in a sentence
He refers to Ujjain more than once, and in a manner hardly possible to one who did not know and love the city.
We know from Kalidasa's writings that he spent at least a part of his life in the city of Ujjain.
The earliest name of the tract seems to have been Avanti, from its capital the modern Ujjain.
The city of Ujjain was at this time a centre of Indian intellectual life.
British Dictionary definitions for Ujjain
Ujjain
/ (uːˈdʒeɪn) /
noun
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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