Pune

P3U1N1E1
/ˈpuːnə//ˈpuːneɪ//ˈpjuːn/

proper noun

A major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

Similar
Oxford of the East
OriginMarathi पुणे →
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Meanings

Pune1

proper noun

alternative Poona · alternative Poonah

  1. A major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

    Synonyms: Oxford of the East

PUNE2

proper noun
  1. rail transportThe station code of Pune Junction railway station in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

Similar
Oxford of the East

Origin

  1. Marathiपुणे
  2. EnglishPune

Borrowed from Marathi पुणे (puṇe).

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Translations

Arabic بونه
  • بونه (būnah)city in India
Bengali পুণে, পুনে
  • পুণে (pune)city in India
  • পুনে (pune)city in India
Bulgarian Пу́на
  • Пу́на (Púna)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 浦那
  • 浦那 (Pǔnà)city in India
French Pune
  • Punecity in India
German Pune
  • Punecity in India
Hebrew פונה
  • פונהcity in India
Hindi पुणे
  • पुणे (puṇe)city in India
Japanese プネー
  • プネー (Punē)city in India
Korean 푸네
  • 푸네 (Pune)city in India
Portuguese Pune, Poona
  • Punecity in India
  • Poonacity in India
  • Punacity in India
Russian Пу́на, Пу́не
  • Пу́на (Púna)city in India
  • Пу́не (Púne)city in India
Tamil புனே, பூனா
  • புனே (puṉē)city in India
  • பூனா (pūṉā)city in India
Urdu پُونے
  • پُونے (pūne)city in India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nupe
Cite this entry
APA

Pune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pune

MLA

“Pune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pune. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pune,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pune.

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