Banaras

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. alt-of, alternative

    "He said he was born in Banaras and could arrange for anything, his intimacy with the city evident in his use of its popular name."

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varanasivaranasi

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"He said he was born in Banaras and could arrange for anything, his intimacy with the city evident in his use of its popular name."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).

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