Hyderabad

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd//
//ˈhaɪdəɹɑːbɑːd//
//ˈhɛdəɹɑːbɑːd//

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

proper noun

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.
At Indian partition in 1947, the nizam chose to resume Hyderabad's independent status, but India invaded the state (1948) and took control.
Maududi was born in 1903 at Aurangabad in Hyderabad, India, into a family with a long religious tradition.
4
A city in Sindh, Pakistan.

Etymology

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.

hyah · a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move…hybrid · Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities,…Hyde · An English topographic surname from Middle English for…

Hyderabad · The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

hydra · A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to…Hydra · A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as…hydraulic · Pertaining to water.

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