Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of north-central India at the junction of the Yamuna and Ganges Rivers west of Varanasi. It was built on the site of an ancient Indo-Aryan holy city and is still a pilgrimage site for Hindus.
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- proper noun A large city in
India , in the state ofUttar Pradesh .
Etymologies
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ALLAHABAD: A 30-year-man succumbed to his injuries after his paramour bobbitized him at Colonelganj in Allahabad on
The Times of India 2010
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May 10th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - A massive fire engulfed an optical fibre cable factory in Naini area of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
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ALLAHABAD: It is a collective effort of all that makes a good institution and as such a good vice-chancellor collects all these efforts and tie up all talents, opines Prof Rajen Harshe, V-C Allahabad
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ALLAHABAD: A local court has registered a case against cricketer Virender Sehwag and his business partner following a complaint from a college teacher in Allahabad that the star batsman failed to grant him franchise for his restaurant despite taking Rs 2 lakh for the purpose.
The Times of India 2009
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September 20th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Three men were arrested with huge quantity of explosives from Shankergarh area of the Allahabad district Sunday, police said.
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ALLAHABAD: The Maha Kumbh, aptly termed as ` mother of all congregations ', is scheduled for 2012-13 in the holiest pilgrim city of Allahabad, or Prayag as it is known traditionally.
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ALLAHABAD - The three martyrs of the Mumbai terror attack, Hemant Karkare, Shashank Shinde and Ashok Kamte, were paid sentimental homage at Allahabad by a sculptor and scores of locals on Wednesday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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May 10th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - A massive fire engulfed an optical fibre cable factory in Naini area of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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ALLAHABAD - As the country marked the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, hundreds of people in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district turned up at the bank of the Ganga Thursday to witness the "hanging" of terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab.
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September 1st, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Six members of a family, including four children, were run over by a train in Sarai Inayat locality of Allahabad early Tuesday, police said.
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