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Hyderabad.

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd//ˈhaɪdəɹɑːbɑːd/South-Asia/ˈhɛdəɹɑːbɑːd/South-Asia
  1. The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

  2. A district of Telangana, India.

  3. A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.

  4. A city in Sindh, Pakistan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

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