New Delhi

/n(j)uː ˈdɛli/

proper noun

The capital city of India, located in the national capital territory of Delhi.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of India, located in the national capital territory of Delhi.
    1 more example

    “Here is a case of the top official in Canada very publicly leveling one of the most serious allegations one could make against India, one that relates to an issue that is extremely sensitive for New Delhi,” Kugelman, of the South Asia Institute, said. “It really reinforced this anger in New Delhi that Canada simply doesn’t care about these concerns, and it’s willing to embarrass India.”

    2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN
  2. A district of Delhi, India.
  3. figurativelymetonymicallyThe government of India.

    As Russia accords considerable priority to its strategic partnership with India, it has to reckon with the Indian factor and is therefore subject to pressure from New Delhi in its relations with China.

    2004 November 1, Joseph Y.S. Cheng, “Challenges to China's Russian Policy in Early 21st Century”, in Journal of contemporary Asia
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    India claimed a diplomatic victory over Pakistan after Islamabad failed to win support for a U.N. resolution on Kashmir that New Delhi said violated its sovereignty. A group of countries led by Pakistan withdrew the resolution, which urged ...

    1995, Asian Bulletin, Volume 20, Issues 1-6, APACL Publications [Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League], unnumbered page

    In a statement issued on 3 November, New Delhi said that it will study the recommendations on institutional changes outlined in the report of the UN Secretary General's panel that had stopped short of definitive recommendations on new permanent members.

    2005, Foreign Policy Annual, 2001-2009: Events, Gyan Publishing House, →ISBN, page 420

Origin

From New + Delhi.

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Translations

Afrikaans Nieu-Delhi
  • Nieu-Delhicapital of India
Arabic نِيُودِلْهِي, دِلْهِي الجَدِيدَة
  • نِيُودِلْهِي (niyūdilhī)capital of India
  • دِلْهِي الجَدِيدَة (dilhī l-jadīda)capital of India
Bengali নতুন দিল্লি
  • নতুন দিল্লি (notun dilli)capital of India
Bulgarian Ню Де́лхи
  • Ню Де́лхи (Nju Délhi)capital of India
Catalan Nova Delhi
  • Nova Delhicapital of India
Chinese Cantonese 新德里
  • 新德里 (san¹ dak¹ lei⁵)capital of India
Chinese Mandarin 新德里
  • 新德里 (Xīn Délǐ)capital of India
Czech Nové Dillí
  • Nové Dillícapital of India
Danish New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Dutch New Delhi, Nieuw-Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
  • Nieuw-Delhicapital of India
Estonian New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Finnish New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
French New Delhi, Nouvelle-Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
  • Nouvelle-Delhicapital of India
German Neu-Delhi
  • Neu-Delhicapital of India
Greek Νέο Δελχί
  • Νέο Δελχί (Néo Delchí)capital of India
Hebrew נְיוּ דֶּלְהִי
  • נְיוּ דֶּלְהִי (nyu delhi)capital of India
Hindi नई दिल्ली, नई देहली
  • नई दिल्ली (naī dillī)capital of India
  • नई देहली (naī dehlī)capital of India
Hungarian Újdelhi
  • Újdelhicapital of India
Icelandic Nýja Delí
  • Nýja Delícapital of India
Indonesian New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Irish Deilí Nua
  • Deilí Nuacapital of India
Italian Nuova Delhi
  • Nuova Delhicapital of India
Japanese ニューデリー, ニュー・デリー
  • ニューデリー (Nyū-Derī)capital of India
  • ニュー・デリー (Nyū-Derī)capital of India
Korean 뉴델리
  • 뉴델리 (Nyudelli)capital of India
Latvian Ņūdeli
  • Ņūdelicapital of India
Lithuanian Naujasis Delis
  • Naujasis Deliscapital of India
Malay New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Norwegian Bokmål New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Persian دهلی نو
  • دهلی نو (dehli-ye now)capital of India
Polish Nowe Delhi
  • Nowe Delhicapital of India
Portuguese Nova Deli
  • Nova Delicapital of India
Punjabi ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ
  • ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ (navī̃ dillī)capital of India
Romanian New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Russian Нью-Де́ли, Де́ли
  • Нью-Де́ли (Nʹju-Dɛ́li)capital of India
  • Де́ли (Dɛ́li)capital of India
Slovak Dillí, Naí Dillí
  • Dillícapital of India
  • Naí Dillícapital of India
Spanish Nueva Delhi
  • Nueva Delhicapital of India
Swedish New Delhi
  • New Delhicapital of India
Tagalog Bagong Delhi
  • Bagong Delhicapital of India
Tamil புது தில்லி, நியூ தில்லி
  • புது தில்லி (putu tilli)capital of India
  • நியூ தில்லி (niyū tilli)capital of India
Thai นิวเดลี
  • นิวเดลี (niu-dee-lii)capital of India
Turkish Yeni Delhi
  • Yeni Delhicapital of India
Ukrainian Нью-Де́лі
  • Нью-Де́лі (Nʹju-Déli)capital of India
Urdu نَئِی دِہْلی, نَئِی دِلّی
  • نَئِی دِہْلی (naī dihlī)capital of India
  • نَئِی دِلّی (naī dillī)capital of India
Vietnamese Niu Đê-li, Tân Đê-li
  • Niu Đê-licapital of India
  • Tân Đê-licapital of India
  • Tân Đề-licapital of India
  • Tân Đức Lợicapital of India
Yiddish נײַע דעלי
  • נײַע דעלי (naye deli)capital of India
Cite this entry
APA

New Delhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi

MLA

“New Delhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Delhi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi.

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