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Chandni Chowk

Chandni Chowk proper noun: a neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India.

chandni chowk: a neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India
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Proper noun (1)

Chandni Chowk

  1. A neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India.
    • Sharmishta Roy, who did the sets of K3G, has this to say about Johar: “Karan cannot handle dirt, he cannot deal with grime, he went to Chandni Chowk and almost fainted.”2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227

Proper noun (2)

Chandni Chowk

  1. A northern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Proper noun (3)

Chandni Chowk

  1. A western neighbourhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Chandni Chowk meaning in Hindi and Urdu

Chandni Chowk in Hindi

suburb of Delhi
चाँदनी चौक cā̃dnī cauk

Chandni Chowk in Urdu

suburb of Delhi
چانْدنِی چَوک cāndnī cauk

Origin of Chandni Chowk

Transliteration of Hindustani چانْدنِی چَوک (cāndnī cauk) / चाँदनी चौक (cā̃dnī cauk).

Transliteration of Bengali চাঁদনি চক (cãdni cok).

Transliteration of Marathi चांदणी चौक (ċāndaṇī ċauk).

Words formed from Chandni Chowk

Questions about Chandni Chowk

What does Chandni Chowk mean?
Chandni Chowk means a neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India.
What is Chandni Chowk in Hindi?
Chandni Chowk in Hindi is चाँदनी चौक (cā̃dnī cauk). See Chandni Chowk meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Chandni Chowk?
Chandni Chowk is a proper noun.

Words near Chandni Chowk in the dictionary

  1. chandlerly
  2. chandlers
  3. Chandlers Creek
  4. chandlery
  5. Chandni
  6. Chandni Chowk
  7. chandon beni
  8. chandoo
  9. Chandpur
  10. Chandpur District
  11. Chandra

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