Banaras

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/bəˈnæɹəs/

A form of Varanasi — A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

OriginHindi बनारस →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.

    He said he was born in Banaras and could arrange for anything, his intimacy with the city evident in his use of its popular name.

    2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 392

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
varanasi

Origin

  1. Hindiबनारस
  2. EnglishBanaras

Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).

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