Kanpur

[ kahn-poor ]

noun

1. a city in southern Uttar Pradesh, in north India, on the Ganges River.

Kanpur

/ kɑːnˈpʊə /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 (2001) Former nameCawnpore

Example Sentences

Since then, when I am in Kanpur, I have never missed my ritual dip.

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