Shimla

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US, UK/ˈʃɪmlə/

proper noun

A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Simla

  1. A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Origin

Transliteration of Hindi शिमला (śimlā).

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Translations

Bengali শিমলা, সিমলা
  • শিমলা (śimola)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
  • সিমলা (śimola)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Chinese Mandarin 西姆拉
  • 西姆拉 (Xīmǔlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Czech Šimla
  • Šimlacapital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Hebrew שימלה
  • שימלהcapital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Hindi शिमला, सिमला
  • शिमला (śimlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
  • सिमला (simlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Hungarian Simlá
  • Simlácapital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Japanese シムラー
  • シムラー (Shimurā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Korean 심라
  • 심라 (simna)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Portuguese Shimla
  • Shimlacapital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Punjabi ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ
  • ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ (śimlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Russian Ши́мла
  • Ши́мла (Šímla)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Tamil சிம்லா
  • சிம்லா (cimlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Ukrainian Ші́мла
  • Ші́мла (Šímla)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Urdu شملہ
  • شملہ (śimlā)capital of Himachal Pradesh, India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ShamilShamliLishamHislamlamish
Cite this entry
APA

Shimla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shimla

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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