English Explanatory Dictionary

Lucknow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
  2. A number of other places:
  3. A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
  4. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  6. A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌknaʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Lucknow.wav

Word forms

Lucknow

Etymology

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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