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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: 10,400,000.
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Noun1.DelhiDelhi - a city in north central India
Old Delhi
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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Spanish Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] n → Delhi m
French Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] n → Delhi
German Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] n → Delhi nt
Italian Delhi [ˈdɛlɪ] n → Delhi 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!
The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
He afterwards took a post on the Sind, Punjab, and Delhi Railway, and his Regiment went home without him.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
After Wilson took Delhi and Sir Colin relieved Lucknow the back of the business was broken.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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