Bengaluru
//ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
"Introduced in India in 2017, the program is now part of major hospitals in key Indian cities: Bengaluru, Varanasi, Gurugram and Delhi."
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More examples"My dream is to study Kannada in Bengaluru."
Etymology
From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore.
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