Hyderabad

or Hai·dar·a·bad

[ hahy-der-uh-bahd, -bad, hahy-druh- ]

noun
  1. a former state in S India, now part of Andhra Pradesh, Mysore, and Maharashtra.

  2. a city in S central India, the capital of Telangana and the temporary capital of Andhra Pradesh, in S India.

  1. a city in SE Pakistan, on the Indus River.

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British Dictionary definitions for Hyderabad

Hyderabad

/ (ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd, -ˌbæd, ˈhaɪdrə-) /


noun
  1. a city in S central India, capital of Andhra Pradesh state and capital of former Hyderabad state; university (1918). Pop: 3 449 878 (2001)

  2. a former state of S India: divided in 1956 between the states of Andhra Pradesh, Mysore, and Maharashtra

  1. a city in SW Pakistan, on the River Indus: seat of the University of Sind (1947). Pop: 1 392 000 (2005 est)

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