Delhi

[del-ee]

noun

1. a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1,487 sq. km).

2. Also called Old Delhi. a city in and the capital of this territory: former capital of the old Mogul Empire; administrative headquarters of British India 1912–29.

Delhi

/ ˈdɛlɪ /

noun

1. the capital of India, in the N central part, on the Jumna river: consists of Old Delhi (a walled city reconstructed in 1639 on the site of former cities of Delhi, which date from the 15th century _bc ) and New Delhi to the south, chosen as the capital in 1912, replacing Kolkata (then called Calcutta); university (1922). Pop: 9 817 439 (2001)

2. an administrative division (National Capital Territory) of N India, formerly a Union Territory. Capital: Delhi. Area: 1483 sq km (572 sq miles). Pop: 13 782 976 (2001)

Delhi

1. City in north-central India. New Delhi, the nation's capital, is a division of the city.

Example Sentences

The White House imposed a 25% levy as a penalty for buying Moscow's oil, on top of a 25% tariff on Indian goods - a move Delhi called "unreasonable".

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Or her Delhi architecture school days, when she was too broke for jewellery and wore "cow beads" - fat glass beads strung across cow horns, bought off herdsmen near the hostel.

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But Delhi finds itself in an unenviable spot.

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Days after an order by India's top court brought the issue of stray dogs in Delhi into the spotlight, tensions have risen in the city.

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Meanwhile, weather warnings have also been issued in Delhi and surrounding cities.

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