Hyderabad

Hy·der·a·bad  (hdr--bd, -bäd, hdr-)

1. A city of south-central India east-southeast of Mumbai (Bombay). Center of a former Mogul kingdom and Indian state, the city was founded in 1589 and is today a commercial center and transportation hub. Population: 3,440,000.

2. A city of southern Pakistan on the Indus River northeast of Karachi. Founded in 1768, it was occupied by the British in 1839. The city is noted for its handicrafts. Population: 1,380,000.

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Hyderabad [ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd -ˌbæd ˈhaɪdrə-]

n

1. (Placename) a city in S central India, capital of Andhra Pradesh state and capital of former Hyderabad state; university (1918). Pop.: 3 145 939 (1991)

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

3. (Placename) a city in SW Pakistan, on the River Indus: seat of the University of Sind (1947). Pop.: 1 151 271 (1998)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hyderabad - a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
	2.	Hyderabad - a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh 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