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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of India, in the north-central part of the country south of Delhi. It was constructed 1912–1929 to replace Calcutta as the capital of British India and officially inaugurated in 1931. New Delhi is also a trade and transportation center.
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- proper noun National capital of
India , located in the national capital territory ofDelhi .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi
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Examples
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Well I go there with the CUSTOMER RECIEPT THIS TIME NOT THE GIFT RECEIPT THE ONE WITH $99.99 and they make me stand at the returns while they call New Delhi, India.
Target "Lied To Me, Yelled At Me," And "Treated Me Like Crap" - The Consumerist 2008
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Called New Delhi metallobeta-lactamase, or NDM-1 for short, the enzyme destroys carbapenems, an important group of antibiotics used for difficult infections in hospitals, and has been found in a wide variety of bacterial types.
WHO Calls for Action on Superbugs Sten Stovall 2011
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"If we put cash in uneducated, poor people's hands, how do we monitor whether they spend it on a nutritious meal and not on potato chips, soda, alcohol and shampoos?" asked a government official in New Delhi, which is likely to test out cash handouts soon.
India announces changes in subsidies, will hand out cash to its poor 2011
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An India that uses its oil purchases and diplomatic clout to create breathing room for Iran risks scuppering the notion New Delhi has benefited from for more than a decade: that India's rise is beneficial to the West.
Weaning India Off Iran Sadanand Dhume 2012
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"If we put cash in uneducated, poor people's hands, how do we monitor whether they spend it on a nutritious meal and not on potato chips, soda, alcohol and shampoos?" asked a government official in New Delhi, which is likely to test out cash handouts soon.
India announces changes in subsidies, will hand out cash to its poor 2011
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New Delhi, which is also in the process of trying to finalize a civilian nuclear energy cooperation deal with the United States, has been under pressure from the US not to do business with Iran.
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Its low-slung cluster of buildings, painted a mellow pink and white, seemed to form a kind of fortress within the ever-growing, engulfing mass of humanity known as New Delhi.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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CNN White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux is live for us in New Delhi, which is the president's next stop.
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Suzanne Malveaux in New Delhi, which is where the president is headed.
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Its low-slung cluster of buildings, painted a mellow pink and white, seemed to form a kind of fortress within the ever-growing, engulfing mass of humanity known as New Delhi.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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