Varanasi
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
"On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold."
Synonyms
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More examples"On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold."
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).