Indore
Americannoun
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a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
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a city in W Madhya Pradesh, in central India.
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a city in central India, in W Madhya Pradesh. Pop: 1 597 441 (2001)
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a former state of central India: became part of Madhya Bharat in 1948, which in turn became part of Madhya Pradesh in 1956
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There have been exceptional cases - like Surat city after the plague in the 1990s, or Indore in Madhya Pradesh state - where bureaucrats, empowered by the political class, have made transformative changes.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
Also in Indore, Visakhapatnam and Navi Mumbai, there were sell-outs when India played but poor attendances for everybody else, though Australia and England did attract a few more than average.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
After a tricky start to the tournament for England's openers, Jones and Beaumont have enjoyed the more batter-friendly surfaces of Indore and Vizag to find promising form as the knockouts approach.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
England lost their first match of the Women's World Cup as they suffered a six-wicket defeat by the formidable defending champions Australia in Indore.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
Though a feudatory of the rebellious Holkar of Indore, he kept aloof from all Mahratta intrigues, and behaved well to us.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
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