Hyderabad

//ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd// name

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  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
  2. 2
    A district of Telangana, India.
  3. 3
    A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.

    "At Indian partition in 1947, the nizam chose to resume Hyderabad's independent status, but India invaded the state (1948) and took control."

  4. 4
    A city in Sindh, Pakistan.

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"Hyderabad was ruled by a nizam until 1948."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

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