Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Maharashtra, India.
- A large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.First known use 1610–1626
Synonyms: Khaḍkī, Fatehnagar, Khujista Bunyad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.
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Origin
- Persianاورنگآباد
- EnglishAurangabad
Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707).
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Bengali আওরঙ্গাবাদ
- আওরঙ্গাবাদ (Aōroṅgabad)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 奧郎加巴德 /奥郎加巴德
- 奧郎加巴德 /奥郎加巴德 (Àolángjiābādé)city in India
Hebrew אוראנגאבאד
- אוראנגאבאדcity in India
Hindi औरंगाबाद
- औरंगाबाद (Auraṅgābād)city in India
Japanese アウランガーバード
- アウランガーバード (Aurangābādo)city in India
Persian اورنگآباد
- اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd)city in India
Russian Аурангаба́д
- Аурангаба́д (Aurangabád)city in India
Urdu اورنگ آباد
- اورنگ آباد (Auraṅg ābād)city in India
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APA
Aurangabad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurangabad
MLA
“Aurangabad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurangabad. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aurangabad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurangabad.
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