English Explanatory Dictionary

Hyderabad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Hyderabad.wav /ˈhaɪdəɹɑːbɑːd/ /ˈhɛdəɹɑːbɑːd/

Word forms

Hyderabad Haidarabad

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.

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