Agra

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dear, darling (as a term of endearment). Ireland, uncountable

    "Kathleen, agra, […] bring me a glass of sperrits, will you?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Example

More examples

"The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Irish a (vocative particle) + lenited form of grá (“love”).

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, “forest border”), from अग्र (agra, “border, in front of”) + वन (vana, “forest”).

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