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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. A city of south-central India west of Chennai (Madras). Founded in 1537, it is a major industrial center and transportation hub. Population: 4,290,000.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The state capital of Karnataka (India).
  2. v. business To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)

Etymologies

  1. From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to Benga-val-ooru (City of Guards) in Old Kannada or Benda-kaal-ooru (Town of Boiled Beans) from Kannada folklore. (Wiktionary)

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