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Bangalore

/ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/US/ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ/

Bangalore proper noun: synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. Also the ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo.

Proper noun

Bangalore

  1. Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
    Synonyms:
    Bengaluru

Verb

Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring, simple past and past participle Bangalored)

  1. To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru.
    • CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/msg/ce77d22d1295d23f?dmode=source&hl=en
    • They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs http://groups.google.com/group/tor.jobs/msg/15ded27663ed52bc?dmode=source&hl=en

Also used as

Bangalore is also the ellipsis of Bangalore torpedo.

Synonyms of Bangalore

Forms of Bangalore

Noun
pluralBangalores
Verb
third-person singular presentBangalores
present participleBangaloring
past participleBangalored
pastBangalored

Origin of Bangalore

From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru for details.

Words formed from Bangalore

Phrases with Bangalore

Words that rhyme with Bangalore

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Questions about Bangalore

What does Bangalore mean?
Bangalore means synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
What part of speech is Bangalore?
Bangalore can be a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Bangalore?
Bangalore is pronounced /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/ (UK).

Words near Bangalore in the dictionary

  1. Bangalee
  2. Bangalees
  3. Bangali
  4. Bangali River
  5. bangalo
  6. Bangalore
  7. Bangalore mine
  8. Bangalore mines
  9. Bangalore torpedo
  10. Bangalore torpedoes
  11. Bangalore torpedos

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