Lahore
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Lahore
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Lahore (ləˈhɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a city in NE Pakistan: capital of the former province of West Pakistan (1955--70); University of the Punjab (1882). Pop: 6 373 000 (2005 est) |
| 2. | a variety of large domestic fancy pigeon having a black-and-white plumage |
| Punjab (pʌnˈdʒɑːb, ˈpʌndʒɑːb) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly) a province in NW British India: divided between India and Pakistan in 1947 |
| 2. | a state of NW India: reorganized in 1966 as a Punjabi-speaking state, a large part forming the new state of Haryana; mainly agricultural. Capital: Chandigarh. Pop: 24 289 296 (2001). Area: 50 255 sq km (19 403 sq miles) |
| 3. | a province of W Pakistan: created in 1947. Capital: Lahore. Pop: 82 710 000 (2003 est). Area: 205 344 sq km (127 595 sq miles) |
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Punjab
region on the Indian subcontinent, from Hindi Panjab, from Pers. panj "five" + ab "water." So called for its five rivers.
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