Lucknow.
A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Meaning & usage
A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
A number of other places: A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
A number of other places: A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
A number of other places: An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A number of other places: A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
A number of other places: A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).
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