Lucknow

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Hindi लखनऊ (lakhnaū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʌknaʊ/
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Proper noun

Memorial Hall in Lucknow, Victoria

Lucknow

  1. The state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
    • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11:
      Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ
  2. A number of other places:
    1. A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
    2. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    4. A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Translations

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lucknow f

  1. Lucknow (the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India)
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