Gwalior

[ gwah-lee-awr ]

noun

1. a former state in central India, now part of Madhya Pradesh.
2. a city in N Madhya Pradesh.

Gwalior

/ ˈɡwɑːlɪˌɔː /

noun

1. a city in N central India, in Madhya Pradesh: built around the fort, which dates from before 525; industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 826 919 (2001)
2. a former princely state of central India, established in the 18th century: merged with Madhya Bharat in 1948, which in turn merged with Madhya Pradesh in 1956

Example Sentences

An aircraft carrying the cheetahs landed at Gwalior Air Force base, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

From Seattle Times

It added the accident occurred near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh state.

From Seattle Times

Under the elaborate plan, five female cheetahs and three males, between the ages of 2 and 6 years, were flown on a chartered Boeing 747 jet from Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to Gwalior in central Madhya Pradesh state.

From Washington Post

Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country.

From Washington Times

The first batch of eight - five females and three males, aged between two and six years - will arrive from Windhoek in Namibia to the Indian city of Gwalior on Saturday.

From BBC