अलीगढ़

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From अली (alī, Mughal governor Najaf Ali Khan) +‎ -गढ़ (-gaṛh, fort, stronghold). In pre-Mughal times it was known as कोइल (koil).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.liː.ɡəɽʱ/, [ɐ.liː.ɡɐɽʱ]

Proper noun

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अलीगढ़ (alīgaṛhm (Urdu spelling علی گڑھ)

  1. Aligarh, Allygurh, Koil (a city, the administrative center of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
  2. Aligarh (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)
  3. Aligarh (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Declension

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