Itanagar

[ ee-ton-uh-ger ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, in northeastern India.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Itanagar¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

This included mountain peaks, residential areas, rivers and a town close to the state's capital Itanagar.

From BBC

The top prize at Miss Trans NE went to Lucey Ham from Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh state which borders on China, while Aria Deka and Rishidhya Sangkarishan, both from Assam in the far northeast, were runners-up.

From Seattle Times

Two others died when their houses on a small hillock caved in in the state’s capital Itanagar, and two road construction workers were killed due to mudslides at another location.

From Seattle Times

“We have put the entire disaster management agencies besides the police and the paramilitary on alert and have issued an advisory to the people not to travel unless required in unavoidable situations,” Bamang Felix, Arunachal Pradesh’s home minister, said by phone from the state’s capital, Itanagar.

From Seattle Times

Police officers in the state capital of Itanagar say Legislative Assembly member Tirong Aboh of the National People’s Party and 10 relatives and party workers were attacked with automatic weapons as they traveled to Aboh’s constituency along a route used by rebels to reach hideouts in neighboring Myanmar.

From Seattle Times