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

  • A city of northeast-central India on the Ganges River southeast of Lucknow. One of India's oldest cities, it is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site with some 1,500 temples, palaces, and shrines.

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

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