Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

proper noun

The official name, since 2023, of the city and district of Aurangabad.

OriginMarathi छत्रपती संभाजीनगर →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The official name, since 2023, of the city and district of Aurangabad.

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aurangabad

Origin

  1. Marathiछत्रपती संभाजीनगर
  2. EnglishChhatrapati Sambhajinagar

From Marathi छत्रपती संभाजीनगर (Chatraptī Sambhājīngar), named for छत्रपती (Chatraptī, “Chhatrapati”) संभाजीराजे शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Sambhājīrāje Śivājīrāje Bhosle, “Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle”), the second Maratha king (r. 1681–1689).

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