Amritsar

American  

[uhm-rit-ser] / əmˈrɪt sər /

noun

1. a city in NW Punjab, in NW India: site of the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion.

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Amritsar British  

/ æmˈrɪtsə /

noun

1. a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)

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Example Sentences

An Indian farmer checks his wheat crop that was damaged in heavy rain on the outskirts of Amritsar on March 21, 2018.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered a siege on separatists occupying the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest site in Sikhism.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Born in the Nathu Chak village in the north-western state of Punjab, a young Pannun moved with his parents and siblings to Khankot village in Amritsar.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

In 1984, Indian forces stormed the Golden Temple, Sikhism’s holiest shrine, in Amritsar to flush out separatists who had taken refuge there.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

At beautiful Amritsar, now a home of sad memories, in the Golden Temple in the Lake, we saw a far more gorgeous shrine, but still with the Granth as its centre of worship.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh