Srinagar

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US/ˈʃɹi.nəˌɡɑɹ/US/ʃɹiˈnɑɡɚ/US/sɹiˈnʌɡɚ/

proper noun

A city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated in the Kashmir valley on the banks of the river Jhelum and famous for its gardens.

OriginSanskrit श्री →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated in the Kashmir valley on the banks of the river Jhelum and famous for its gardens.

Origin

  1. Sanskritश्री
  2. EnglishSrinagar

Transliteration of Hindi श्रीनगर (śrīnagar), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”). Compare Urdu سِرِی نَگَر (sirī nagar).

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Translations

Arabic سْرِينَاجَار
  • سْرِينَاجَار (srinagār)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Bengali শ্রীনগর
  • শ্রীনগর (srinogor)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Chinese Mandarin 斯利那加
  • 斯利那加 (Sīlìnàjiā)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Czech Šrínagar
  • Šrínagarsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
German Srinagar
  • Srinagarsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Greek Σριναγκάρ
  • Σριναγκάρ (Srinagkár)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hebrew סרינגאר
  • סרינגארsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hindi श्रीनगर
  • श्रीनगर (śrīngar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Japanese シュリーナガル
  • シュリーナガル (Shurīnagaru)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Korean 스리나가르
  • 스리나가르 (Seurinagareu)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Persian سرینگر
  • سرینگرsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Portuguese Srinagar
  • Srinagarsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Punjabi ਸਰੀਨਗਰ, ਸ੍ਰੀਨਗਰ
  • ਸਰੀਨਗਰ (sarīngar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • ਸ੍ਰੀਨਗਰ (srīngar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • ਸ਼੍ਰੀਨਗਰ (śrīngar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • سَری نَگَر (sarī nagar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Russian Шринага́р, Сринага́р
  • Шринага́р (Šrinagár)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Сринага́р (Srinagár)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Spanish Srinagar
  • Srinagarsummer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ukrainian Срінаґа́р
  • Срінаґа́р (Srinagár)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Urdu سری نگر, سرینگر
  • سری نگر (sirī nagar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • سرینگر (sirīnagar)summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Chicago

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