Etymology

Varanasi

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Today it means: A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Full definition →

Sanskrit वाराणसी
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromवाराणसी
  2. English todayVaranasi

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

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