Palam

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proper noun

A neighbourhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A neighbourhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India.
    1. aeronauticsThe international airport of Delhi, India, officially Indira Gandhi International Airport.

      Air India suffered the loss of a DC-3 on the Delhi-Bombay night mail run on May 9. The aircraft crashed approximately 20 miles south of Palam Airport, Delhi. The crew of four and all 14 passengers were killed.

      1953, “News in Brief”, in Roland E. Dangerfield, editor, The Aeroplane, volume 84, page 668
  2. A town and tehsil in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India.

Origin

Transliteration of Hindustani پَالَم / पालम (pālam).

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Translations

Hindi पालम
  • पालम (pālam)neighborhood in Delhi
Urdu پالَم
  • پالَم (pālam)neighborhood in Delhi

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APA

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MLA

“Palam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Palam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palam.

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