Haridwar

[ hahr-i-dwahr, huhr- ]

noun

1. a city in Uttar Pradesh, N India, on the Ganges River: a holy city to Hindus.

Example Sentences

A gifted student from Surrey, Strahan joined the army and arrived in India in 1860, working in towns of Roorkee and Haridwar.

From BBC

Haridwar Sharma’s brother, Sushil, is among those trapped.

From Seattle Times

On the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar late Tuesday, the wrestlers sat in a huddle as a large crowd of supporters and cameras surrounded them.

From New York Times

They reached the city of Haridwar in the evening, sat on the banks of the river and tearfully clutched their medals as a crowd gathered around them.

From Washington Times

The Prasad case was filed this month in a district court in the northern city of Haridwar — not under the 2007 law, but on the grounds of “mental harassment.”

From Seattle Times