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Delhi

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Del·hi  (dl)
A city of north-central India on the Yamuna River. Important since ancient times, the old city was rebuilt by Shah Jahan in the 17th century with high stone walls enclosing the Red Fort that contained the imperial Mogul palace. The new part of Delhi became the capital of British India in 1912 and of independent India in 1947. Population: 9,810,000.

Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ]
n
1. (Placename) the capital of India, in the N central part, on the Jumna river: consists of Old Delhi (a walled city reconstructed in 1639 on the site of former cities of Delhi, which date from the 15th century bc) and New Delhi to the south, chosen as the capital in 1912, replacing Calcutta; university (1922). Pop.: (total) 9 882 000 (1995)
2. (Placename) an administrative division (National Capital Territory) of N India, formerly a Union Territory. Capital: Delhi. Area: 1483 sq. km (572 sq. miles). Pop.: 13 782 976 (2001)
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Noun1.DelhiDelhi - a city in north central India        
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
capital of India, Indian capital, New Delhi - the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi
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Delhi [ˈdelɪ] NDelhi m
Delhi [ˈdɛli] nDelhi
Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] nDelhi f
Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] nDelhi f


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Now the white road to Delhi is mat for his feet, The sal and the kikar must guard him from heat; His home is the camp, and the waste, and the crowd-- He is seeking the Way as bairagi avowed!
He afterwards took a post on the Sind, Punjab, and Delhi Railway, and his Regiment went home without him.
After Wilson took Delhi and Sir Colin relieved Lucknow the back of the business was broken.
 
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