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  • proper noun The state capital of Gujarat (India).

Etymologies

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Named in honour of w:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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Examples

  • GANDHINAGAR: After the lush green state capital of Gandhinagar, Gujarat is set to get another planned city at Dholera, about 100 km south of Ahmedabad.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • GANDHINAGAR: Lal Krishna Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar constituency.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images The illuminated Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar on Diwali, Oct. 17, 2009.

    Celebrating Diwali 2010

  • Modi’s office is on an upper floor of a massive, scabby-faced ministry building in Gandhinagar, the planned city of government workers north of Ahmedabad that is a monument to the flawed architectural schemes of formerly socialist India.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • Modi’s office is on an upper floor of a massive, scabby-faced ministry building in Gandhinagar, the planned city of government workers north of Ahmedabad that is a monument to the flawed architectural schemes of formerly socialist India.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • In this context, GIFT's recognition of the need to develop knowledge workers from across the country to Gandhinagar is to be welcomed as it is consistent with India's aim to be a knowledge economy while providing productive employment opportunities.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Pathika is main bus stop of Gandhinagar, which is approx 10-12 km from IPMG.

    unknown title 2009

  • Pathika is main bus stop of Gandhinagar, which is approx 10-12 km from IPMG.

    unknown title 2009

  • Left, workers at a solar power plant near Gandhinagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, January 2011.

    National Solar Mission on Track 2011

  • Left, the company's chairman Philippe Varin, right, and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi posed for photographs with a Peugeot 508 during the signing of an agreement in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Sept. 1.

    India's Auto Hub, Gujarat 2011

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