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Vadodara

American  
[vuh-doh-der-uh, ‑duh-rah] / vəˈdoʊ dər ə, ‑dəˌrɑ /

noun

  1. a city in the E Gujarat state, in W India: former capital of the state of Baroda.


Vadodara British  
/ wəˈdəʊdərə /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1976): Baroda.  a city in W India, in SE Gujarat: textile manufacturing. Pop: 1 306 035 (2001)

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India's Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the three one-day internationals against New Zealand starting Sunday in Vadodara because of a side strain sustained in training.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Eleven students were rescued when the boat capsized in Harani Lake in the city of Vadodara, and rescuers were searching for person who was still missing, Vadodara fire officer Jitu Parmar said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

A report by Ernst & Young in June said it expects multinationals to set up "global capability centres" for all types of industries in tier-2 cities such as Jaipur, Vadodara, Kochi, and Chandigarh.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

Kshama Bindu has a traditional Hindu ceremony due to take place on the evening of 11 June in a temple in the city of Vadodara, in the western state of Gujarat.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2022

After telling her mother that she was going trekking with a friend in the Himalayas, she put herself on a train to the Gujarati city of Vadodara.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019