Srinagar

[ sree-nuhg-er ]

noun

1. a city in and the summer capital of Kashmir, on the Jhelum River.

Srinagar

/ sriːˈnʌɡə /

noun

1. a city in N India, the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, at an altitude of 1600 m (5250 ft) on the Jhelum River: seat of the University of Jammu and Kashmir (1948). Pop: 894 940 (2001)

Example Sentences

Born in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir in 1961, Bal graduated from Delhi's St Stephens College with an honours degree in history.

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His earliest memories of fabric were totally sensory, he said, recalling the downy feel of a jamawar shawl at home in Srinagar and the soft warmth of his mother's shahtoosh saris.

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His early years in Srinagar contributed to what he described as a "blissful childhood".

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Aijaz's cavalcade of nearly 50 BJP-flagged cars drove through Srinagar's narrow lanes, a show of strength unimaginable in Kashmir just a few years ago.

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It’s now up to BJP candidate Engineer Aijaz Hussain in Srinagar's Lal Chowk to convince voters of this message.

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