Etymology

Shahjahanabad

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Today it means: Synonym of Old Delhi. Full definition →

Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromشاهجهانآباد
  2. English todayShahjahanabad

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد (šāhjahānābād, literally “City of the King of the World”). Named after Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I (1592–1666), who had it built.

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