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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of west-central India east-southeast of Mumbai. It was a Maratha capital in the 1600s and 1700s and passed to the British in 1817.

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  • proper noun A large city in India, in the state of Maharashtra.

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Examples

  • PUNE, India, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Officials in western India said Saturday at least eight people were killed in the bombing of a restaurant in Pune, India.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

  • PUNE: The Central Railways has opened an air-conditioned dormitory for women at the Pune railway station.

    The Times of India 2010

  • PUNE: The death toll in the German Bakery blast which occurred in Pune on Saturday, has risen to 10.

    The Economic Times 2010

  • PUNE, India, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Officials in western India said Saturday at least eight people were killed in the bombing of a restaurant in Pune, India.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

  • PUNE: Eight days after the terror attack in Pune, a breakthrough in the probe has eluded Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) which is pinning its hopes on the forensic results of the DNA samples collected from the site of the blast at German Bakery here.

    The Times of India 2010

  • PUNE: Vandana Chavan, a member of legislative council (MLC) and city unit president of the NCP, came out in support of Pune police commissioner Satya Pal Singh on Saturday.

    The Times of India 2010

  • PUNE: It has probably happened for the first time that a party at the Pune

    The Times of India 2010

  • PUNE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials in Pune have said that the city will continue to receive good rain for the next two days, but the intensity is likely to reduce thereafter.

    The Times of India 2010

  • PUNE: The externment orders of 50 criminals in Pune were cancelled between April 2008 and

    WN.com - Articles related to Eaton Corp looks at Asia Pacific to push growth 2010

  • PUNE: The IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA) - Pune Chapter has tied up with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the IIM-A for the benefit of creative minds and technocrats who qualify for Innovations 2011 ', to be organised from January 8, 2011 in Pune.

    The Times of India 2010

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